Currin’s Naval – Page 95 – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

78 years after the ‘Day of Infamy,’ few survivors remain

78 years after the ‘Day of Infamy,’ few survivors remain Just days before the 73rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, as the interview wrapped, and in a moment so melodramatic it could’ve been scripted, Navy veteran John Schleicher faded fast. The 93-year-old Nokomis resident began to drool, his words slurred into indecipherability. The next day, his sonContinue reading “78 years after the ‘Day of Infamy,’ few survivors remain”

U.S. Navy christens newest aircraft carrier

U.S. Navy christens newest aircraft carrier The U.S. Navy has christened its newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), during a ceremony on Saturday, December. 6, at the Newport News Shipbuilding. John F. Kennedy is the second aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford class, slated to replace USS Nimitz (CVNContinue reading “U.S. Navy christens newest aircraft carrier”

British navy vessel passes through Taiwan Strait

British navy vessel passes through Taiwan Strait British navy vessel passes through Taiwan Strait Survey ship HMS Enterprise sails past self-ruled island as UK steps up presence in region Published: 4:17pm, 7 Dec, 2019 Updated: 10:09pm, 7 Dec, 2019122 HMS Enterprise pictured at an anchor in the UK. Photo: Handout A British navy survey vessel sailedContinue reading “British navy vessel passes through Taiwan Strait”