USS Saint Paul 1956 USS Saint Paul (CA-73), a Baltimore-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her keel was laid down as Rochester on 3 February 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 16 September 1944 sponsored byContinue reading “USS Saint Paul (CA-73), a Baltimore-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Saint Paul, Minnesota.”
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Exercises begin on passage to Hawaii – The Royal Australian Navy has begun multilateral exercises with warships from Singapore, Brunei and the United States, while sailing to Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2020.
1KNavy Daily 20h //keep unread//hide The Royal Australian Navy has begun multilateral exercises with warships from Singapore, Brunei and the United States, while sailing to Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2020. VISIT WEBSITE from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/2PvBOpl via IFTTT
Taiwanese Navy launches first indigenous fast mine-laying boat
World Defence Newsby Maxime Charlier / 16h //keep unread//hide On August 4 2020, the Taiwanese Navy held a launching ceremony for Taiwan’s first indigenously-built fast mine-laying boat as well as a keel-laying ceremony for the second of four minelayers that are part of the Taiwanese government’s indigenous shipbuilding project. Read Full News At This Link… The fast mine-layingContinue reading “Taiwanese Navy launches first indigenous fast mine-laying boat”
Enola Gay, which dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago today
Memories of the unit that hid the 1KAir Force Timesby Todd South / 16h //keep unread//hide For months leading up to the Hiroshima bombing, hundreds of B29s flew long-distance missions from islands such as Tinian to weaken Japanese defenses. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] VISITContinue reading “Enola Gay, which dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago today”
U.K. Royal Navy Dispatching Survey Ship to Aid in Lebanon Crisis, CENTCOM Sending Supplies
200+USNI Newsby Mallory Shelbourne / 6h //keep unread//hide Undated image of HMS Enterprise underway. Royal Navy Photo The U.K. Royal Navy plans to send one of its survey vessels to assist Lebanon following a deadly explosion in its capital city’s port. HMS Enterprise (H-88) will support in evaluating the destruction caused by the recent explosion, the U.K.’s defense secretaryContinue reading “U.K. Royal Navy Dispatching Survey Ship to Aid in Lebanon Crisis, CENTCOM Sending Supplies”
