She anchored in Buckner Bay in Okinawa alongside Tennessee. On 12 August a Japanese torpedo plane penetrated undetected and launched a torpedo at Pennsylvania, which lay at anchor. Hit well aft, Pennsylvania suffered extensive damage. The torpedo’s impact caused a hole of approximately 30 ft (9.1 m) in diameter in her stern. Twenty menContinue reading “USS Pennsylvania after being hit by 1 torpedo while anchored at Buckner Bay, August 12th, 1945”
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JS Makinami (まきなみ) is the third vessel of the Takanami class destroyers
JS Makinami (DD-112) JS Makinami (まきなみ) is the third vessel of the Takanami class destroyers of the … Makinami was authorized under the Medium-term Defense Buildup Plan , … https://ift.tt/1urk1iF Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Makinami_(DD-112) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/30wbyBe via IFTTT
Royal Navy seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in £160million drugs bust in the Caribbean after huge joint operation with US Coast Guard and Dutch warship
The UK, US and Dutch troops seized 1.7 tonnes of cocaine and 28kg of amphetamines in the Caribbean Bust was the second in two days after 264kg of cocaine was seized in a separate operation in the region The Royal Navy’s Caribbean task group has prevented nearly £250million worth of drugs reaching the UK By JOE DAVIESContinue reading “Royal Navy seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in £160million drugs bust in the Caribbean after huge joint operation with US Coast Guard and Dutch warship”
Dutch marines to get 124 new articulated tracked vehicles
World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 1d //keep unread//hide On Sept. 24, Netherlands State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser announced that the Dutch Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers) will receive 124 new articulated tracked vehicles from 2024 for an amount of 100 to 250 million euros. They will replace some of the aging Hägglunds (now BAEContinue reading “Dutch marines to get 124 new articulated tracked vehicles”
Huntington Ingalls completes acceptance sea trials of Legend-class cutter Stone WMSL 758 for US Coast Guard
World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 15h //keep unread//hide According to a press release published on October 2, 2020, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced on October 2, 2020, the successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security Legend-class cutter, Stone (WMSL 758). During seal trials, the shipContinue reading “Huntington Ingalls completes acceptance sea trials of Legend-class cutter Stone WMSL 758 for US Coast Guard”
