USS Emory S. Land makes first visit to Kure

SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 1h   //  keep unread  //  hide Lt. j.g. Shane Shuman, operations officer aboard USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), gives a tour of the submarine tender to members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during a port visit. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations toContinue reading “USS Emory S. Land makes first visit to Kure”

Royal Navy ‘Swiss Army Knife’ prepares to join forces with Marines and NATO HMS Albion left HMNB Devonport this lunchtime

HMS Albion passing Drake’s Island as she left HMNB Devonport this lunchtime (Image: Royal Navy) The Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Albion, returned to sea today as she prepares to join up with Royal Marines and NATO. The amphibious assault ship set sail from HMNB Devonport this lunchtime for trials and training as shes prepares for ExerciseContinue reading “Royal Navy ‘Swiss Army Knife’ prepares to join forces with Marines and NATO HMS Albion left HMNB Devonport this lunchtime”

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier just took a major step on its path to deployment

 Hugh Lessig, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)  January 27, 2020 at 05:30 AM     NEWS The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) underway on its own power for the first time while leaving Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia (USA), on April 8, 2017. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni)Continue reading “The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier just took a major step on its path to deployment”

U.S. Navy sails warship near disputed islands in South China Sea for first time in 2020

The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery sails during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises in the South China Sea on Oct. 29. | ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY / VIA U.S. NAVY ASIA PACIFIC U.S. Navy sails warship near disputed islands in South China Sea for first time in 2020 BY JESSE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER JANContinue reading “U.S. Navy sails warship near disputed islands in South China Sea for first time in 2020”

HMAS Success (OR 304)

HMAS Success in Pearl Harbor June 2018 Fuel lines being transferred from Success’s port replenishment points to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, during a replenishment at sea in 2005. The cruiser USS Cowpens has just completed replenishment on the starboard side, and is pulling away. Success in Sydney after being decommissioned and having her hull number painted over HMAS Success HMAS Success (ORContinue reading “HMAS Success (OR 304)”