Maritime and Military News – Page 8 – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles.

from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/2JT5sFp via IFTTT

HMNZS_Wakakura_(P3555)

from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/33I0KSg via IFTTT

Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester. The dish rotates on main turret bearings salvaged from HMS Royal Sovereign (05) and HMS Revenge (06). Photos included in blog post

HMS Revenge (pennant number: 06) was the lead ship of five Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War in the mid-1910s. The ships were developments of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, with reductions in size and speed to offset increases in armour protection whilst retaining the same main batteryContinue reading “Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester. The dish rotates on main turret bearings salvaged from HMS Royal Sovereign (05) and HMS Revenge (06). Photos included in blog post”

USS Missouri (BB-63), Ship’s crew and midshipmen celebrate the fourth anniversary of V-J Day, during the Midshipmen’s cruise, 2 September 1949

from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/2Vu2Hgp via IFTTT

Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet

Geoff Ziezulewicz 3 hours ago An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz last month in the Arabian Sea. (Navy) Citing a changing geopolitical world, Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said Wednesday that U.S. Fleet Forces Command will be renamed as U.S. Atlantic Fleet, a nod toward the increasing concern Navy leaders haveContinue reading “Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet”