HMNZS Bellona at Bluff 1949 Test Entering service in 1943, the cruiser operated during World War II as an escort for the Arctic convoys, and as a jamming ship to prevent the use of radio-controlled bombs and in support of the Omaha Beach landings. In 1946 the cruiser was loaned to the Royal NewContinue reading “HMS/HMNZS Bellona was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. She was the first of the fourth group of Dido-class cruisers. Built to a modified design (“Improved Dido”) with only four twin 5.25-inch turrets, but with remote power control for quicker elevation and training, combined with improved handling and storage of the ammunition. The light AA was improved over earlier Dido cruisers, with six twin oerilikons and three quad “pom pom””
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Coast Guard Begins At-Sea Testing of Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Tackle Illegal Fishing, Crime
100+USNI Newsby Megan Eckstein / 2h //keep unread//hide A Saildrone operated by NOAA. NOAA Image The Coast Guard has begun at-sea testing of unmanned surface vehicles off the south shore of Oahu to see if the autonomous craft can help provide persistent maritime domain awareness in remote areas of the large ocean, the service announced. The testContinue reading “Coast Guard Begins At-Sea Testing of Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Tackle Illegal Fishing, Crime”
During the late 19th Century and early 20th, attaching a flotilla of small torpedo boats to repurposed old warship such as a monitor– ideal for their low freeboard– was the standard operating procedure. The small boats didn’t have luxurious accommodation and messing facilities while at the same time they had short legs and could only carry so much ordnance. Being a cub to a mama bear was able to fix those shortcomings to a degree. Fast forward to WWII, and you saw the same thing with PT-Boat squadrons.
FED EX’ING A PBRON Posted on October 15, 2020 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Official USN Photographs (National Archives) 80-G-K-9454 (Color). In Vietnam, the Brown Water Navy often supped in the gallies of LSTs detailed to the task. USS Garrett County (LST 786) in the Co Chien River, June 1968, with PBRs alongside and HAL-3 Seawolf Hueys aboard. NoteContinue reading “During the late 19th Century and early 20th, attaching a flotilla of small torpedo boats to repurposed old warship such as a monitor– ideal for their low freeboard– was the standard operating procedure. The small boats didn’t have luxurious accommodation and messing facilities while at the same time they had short legs and could only carry so much ordnance. Being a cub to a mama bear was able to fix those shortcomings to a degree. Fast forward to WWII, and you saw the same thing with PT-Boat squadrons.”
Reagan Carrier Strike Group heads back into South China Sea amid increasing tension with China
Geoff Ziezulewicz 5 hours ago An F/A-18E assigned to the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan Thursday in the South China Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Codie L. Soule/Navy) The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group returned to the South China SeaContinue reading “Reagan Carrier Strike Group heads back into South China Sea amid increasing tension with China”
Photos and Info – We Give You: HMS Queen Elizabeth – Pictures And Her Key Stats In All Their Glory All the gen on HMSQE: In pictures, her F-35 jets, dimensions, engines, capacity, facts and figures
David Wells 24th January 2020 at 12:11pm HMS Queen Elizabeth Captain Angus Essenhigh has taken charge of the aircraft carrier for the ship’s first trials with British F-35B fighter jets at a location in UK waters. Here, we show her in all her glory with her fleet of F35 Joint Strike Fighter fast jet aircraft inContinue reading “Photos and Info – We Give You: HMS Queen Elizabeth – Pictures And Her Key Stats In All Their Glory All the gen on HMSQE: In pictures, her F-35 jets, dimensions, engines, capacity, facts and figures”
