USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957 USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957 USS Edisto (AGB-2) was a Wind-class icebreaker in the service of the United States Navy and was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284). USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284) She was named after Edisto Island, South Carolina. The island is namedContinue reading “USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957”
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USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957
USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957 USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957 USS Edisto (AGB-2) was a Wind-class icebreaker in the service of the United States Navy and was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284). USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284) She was named after Edisto Island, South Carolina. The island is namedContinue reading “USS EDISTO, LYTTLETON, New Zealand 1957”
Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship
Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship +3 The Ivan Papanin, Russia’s first ‘combat icebreaker’, can cut through almost five-foot thick ice and is heavily armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and a 76.2mm gun The 8,500-tonne vessel, launched in St Petersburg, is the lead vessel of a new class of ice-countering warships in the Russian navy. TheContinue reading “Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship”
Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship
Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship +3 The Ivan Papanin, Russia’s first ‘combat icebreaker’, can cut through almost five-foot thick ice and is heavily armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and a 76.2mm gun The 8,500-tonne vessel, launched in St Petersburg, is the lead vessel of a new class of ice-countering warships in the Russian navy. TheContinue reading “Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship”
Chinese naval training vessel, Qi Jiguang, spotted in Wellington Harbour
Chinese naval training vessel, Qi Jiguang, spotted in Wellington Harbour Mandy Te21:39, Oct 29 2019 ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF A Chinese navy ship berthed at Aotea Quay in Wellington. A Chinese naval training vessel has made its way to Wellington Harbour. With a New Zealand flag and a People’s Republic of China flag, the ship – Qi Jiguang – hasContinue reading “Chinese naval training vessel, Qi Jiguang, spotted in Wellington Harbour”
