HMS Armada (D14/R14) HMS Armada was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the English victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588. Armada was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company on the Tyne. She was launched on 9 December 1943 and commissioned on 2 July 1945.In 1945, ArmadaContinue reading “HMS Armada (D14/R14)”
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HMNZS Mako, P3551
HMNZS Mako, P3551 now named ?Built: Madden & Lewis, Sausalito, California.Type: Harbour /Seaward Defence Motor LaunchPennant No.: Q1183/P3551Name means: sharkDisplacement: 47 tons std, 54 tons full loadLength: 72 ft./22 m Beam: 5.8 ft./ 4.8 m Draft: 5.3 ft./ 1.6 mPropulsion: 2-shaft Gray diesels, bhp 330 Speed: = 10 knotsComplement: 10Armament: 1 x 20mm AA, 2Continue reading “HMNZS Mako, P3551”
HMNZS Resolution (A14)/USNS TENACIOUS (T-AGOS-17)
The ocean surveillance ship USNS TENACIOUS (T-AGOS-17), foreground, and USNS CONTENDER (T-AGOS-2) lie tied up at Bishop’s Point.HMNZS Resolution (A14) was a hydrographic ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally the United States Naval Ship USNS Tenacious (T-AGOS-17), the Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship was used by the United States to locate and trackContinue reading “HMNZS Resolution (A14)/USNS TENACIOUS (T-AGOS-17)”
Two sail training ships of the French Navy: Étoile (schooner, background) and Grande Hermine (yawl, foreground)
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Russian Northern Fleet’s Marshal Ustinov Project 1164 missile cruiser returning to Severomorsk after a seven-month deployment on 9 Feb. 2020
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