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USS CHARLESTON was the first of five CHARLESTON – class amphibious cargo ships. Initially laid down as AKA 113 but redesignated LKA 113 on January 1, 1969, the USS CHARLESTON was transfered to the Naval Reserve Force in the early 1980s, but returned to the active fleet shortly afterwards because of the need for additional sealift capacity. Decommissioned on April 14, 1968, the CHARLESTON is now berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia, Penn., where she is held in reserve to make her available in the case of a military emergency.

  November 7, 2008, and show the CHARLESTON laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.  November 7, 2008, and show the CHARLESTON laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. General Characteristics: Awarded: June 11, 1965 Keel laid: December 5, 1966 Launched: December 2, 1967 Commissioned: December 14, 1968 Decommissioned: April 27, 1992 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Propulsion system: twoContinue reading “USS CHARLESTON was the first of five CHARLESTON – class amphibious cargo ships. Initially laid down as AKA 113 but redesignated LKA 113 on January 1, 1969, the USS CHARLESTON was transfered to the Naval Reserve Force in the early 1980s, but returned to the active fleet shortly afterwards because of the need for additional sealift capacity. Decommissioned on April 14, 1968, the CHARLESTON is now berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia, Penn., where she is held in reserve to make her available in the case of a military emergency.”

HMS Katoomba (Pandora), Protected Cruiser, 1889 – HMS Katoomba was a Pearl-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy, originally named HMS Pandora, built by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear and launched on 27 August 1889.[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, as Katoomba as the flagship of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station. She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. She was damaged in a collision with the tug Yatala in Port Adelaide on 29 December 1891.[3] She left the Australia Station on 16 January 1906. She was sold for £8500 on 10 July 1906 and broken up at Morecambe

  HMS Katoomba was a Pearl-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy, originally named HMS Pandora, built by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear and launched on 27 August 1889.[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, as Katoomba as the flagship of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station. She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. She was damaged in a collision with the tug Yatala in Port Adelaide on 29Continue reading “HMS Katoomba (Pandora), Protected Cruiser, 1889 – HMS Katoomba was a Pearl-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy, originally named HMS Pandora, built by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear and launched on 27 August 1889.[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, as Katoomba as the flagship of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station. She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. She was damaged in a collision with the tug Yatala in Port Adelaide on 29 December 1891.[3] She left the Australia Station on 16 January 1906. She was sold for £8500 on 10 July 1906 and broken up at Morecambe”

Bugis Street was once the place to catch ‘The Dance of the Flaming Arseholes’

 The street your mother wouldn’t approve for shopping. Joshua Lee |  October 20, 2017, 03:17 PM   Events Pocket Gardens Surprise  03 August 2020 – 27 September 2020  Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay It’s hard to believe that just a mere 50 years ago, Bugis Street wasn’t the sanitised shopping centre we know of today. AContinue reading “Bugis Street was once the place to catch ‘The Dance of the Flaming Arseholes’”

Philippine Navy BRP Ramon Alcaraz to undergo sea trials after repairs

World Defence Newsby Maxime Charlier / 11h //keep unread//hide The offshore patrol vessel, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16), will undergo sea trials starting on September 8 2020, to check whether it is ready for deployment after its engine room caught fire last May, a Philippine Navy official said Monday. Read Full News At This Link… A Gregorio del PilarContinue reading “Philippine Navy BRP Ramon Alcaraz to undergo sea trials after repairs”

PACFLEET Preparing for 2021 Unmanned Fleet Battle Problem

89USNI Newsby Sam LaGrone / 42min //keep unread//hide Textron’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle. Textron photo. Early next year, U.S. Pacific Fleet will assemble the unmanned systems the Navy has deployed to the Indo-Pacific for an exercise to serve as an early marker on integrating unmanned platforms into the Navy. The battle problem will mix and match theContinue reading “PACFLEET Preparing for 2021 Unmanned Fleet Battle Problem”