Aerial starboard bow view of the Virginia class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) underway, 7/16/1984. photo by PH1 (Ac) Darrel E. Erickson. National Archives Identifier: 6393442.

 Aerial starboard bow view of the Virginia class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) underway, 7/16/1984. photo by PH1 (Ac) Darrel E. Erickson. National Archives Identifier: 6393442. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/32rkx6Y via IFTTT

Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul passes acceptance trials

 Naval Todayby Naida Hakirevic / 9h //keep unread//hide The US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), has completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin said. The post Future USS… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] VISIT WEBSITE fromContinue reading “Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul passes acceptance trials”

Ships Participating in RIMPAC 2020 Conduct a Group Sail Off the Coast of Hawaii

 U.S. Navy 8h //keep unread//hide 200821-N-NO842-3251 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2020) Multinational navy ships and a submarine navigate in formation during a group sail off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020, August 21. “Like-minded nations come together in RIMPAC in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific where all nationsContinue reading “Ships Participating in RIMPAC 2020 Conduct a Group Sail Off the Coast of Hawaii”

Motor Fire Temporarily Sidelines One of America’s Two Icebreakers

The Maritime Executive 3h //keep unread//hide The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy – one of only two oceangoing icebreakers in the U.S. government inventory – has been temporarily sidelined by a machinery fire.  On August 18, the Healy was under way about 60 nm off the coast of Seward, Alaska. At 2130 hours, an electrical fire was reported in aContinue reading “Motor Fire Temporarily Sidelines One of America’s Two Icebreakers”