HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser Following the end of the war, the cruiser was decommissioned and recommissioned on several occasions, and was reclassified as a training ship in late 1925. In 1935, Brisbane was reactivated to transport personnel for the new cruiser HMAS Sydney to Britain, after which she was decommissioned and sold for breaking up as scrap. https://ift.tt/34HjdOwContinue reading “HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Sydney between 1913 and 1916 to the Chatham subtype design, Brisbane operated in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Australian coastal waters during World War I.”
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USS Alabama (BB-60) is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s.
USS Alabama (BB-60) The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but Congressional refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit ofContinue reading “USS Alabama (BB-60) is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s.”
USS MISSISSIPPI 1907 – Mississippi during fitting out. Mississippi was the lead ship of the Mississippi class originally built by the US Navy in 1904–1908.
USS MISSISSIPPI 1907 – Mississippi during fitting out. Mississippi was the lead ship of the Mississippi class originally built by the US Navy in 1904–1908. The class was built to a design smaller than other American battleships as the result of a limit on displacement imposed by Congress as part of an effort to constrainContinue reading “USS MISSISSIPPI 1907 – Mississippi during fitting out. Mississippi was the lead ship of the Mississippi class originally built by the US Navy in 1904–1908.”
Pakistan, Japan conduct joint naval drills in Gulf of Aden Both participated as part of international efforts to counter piracy and ensure the security of international shipping. Aisha Mahmood 09 Oct 2020
Pakistan Navy and Japan participated in the passage exercise Gulf of Aden as part of international efforts to counter piracy and ensure the security of international shipping. The exercise will further contribute to improving the bilateral ties between the Pakistan Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Zulfiquar participatedContinue reading “Pakistan, Japan conduct joint naval drills in Gulf of Aden Both participated as part of international efforts to counter piracy and ensure the security of international shipping. Aisha Mahmood 09 Oct 2020”
South China Sea row breaks out as Beijing ORDERS US Navy ship to leave ‘immediately’ CHINA has ordered a US Navy warship to leave the South China Sea “immediately” after a destroyer entered the waters around the Paracel Islands. By BILL MCLOUGHLIN PUBLISHED: 19:03, Fri, Oct 9, 2020 | UPDATED: 21:12, Fri, Oct 9, 2020
Due to its One-China policy, Beijing has laid claim to several islands chains in the South China Sea. On Friday, the Chinese Defence Ministry claimed the USS John McCain had entered into the waters around the disputed islands, without the government’s permission. After detecting the US naval ship, the Chinese military quickly ordered the vessel to leave,Continue reading “South China Sea row breaks out as Beijing ORDERS US Navy ship to leave ‘immediately’ CHINA has ordered a US Navy warship to leave the South China Sea “immediately” after a destroyer entered the waters around the Paracel Islands. By BILL MCLOUGHLIN PUBLISHED: 19:03, Fri, Oct 9, 2020 | UPDATED: 21:12, Fri, Oct 9, 2020″
