World Defence Newsby Maxime Charlier / 15h // keep unread // hide The Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg in Russia’s northwest has floated out the Project 12700 fourth serial-produced minesweeper Yakov Balyayev, the Shipyard’s press office announced on Wednesday. Read Full News At This Link… The minesweeper Yakov Balyayev Read More VISIT WEBSITE from Blogger https://ift.tt/3aVZo8m via IFTTT from Currin’s Naval,Continue reading “Shipbuilders float out latest minesweeper in Russia’s northwest”
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Navy Trying Again On CHAMP Auxiliary Design, After White House Pushback
300+USNI Newsby Megan Eckstein / 10h // keep unread // hide The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) sits anchored at Ulithi Atoll, Dec. 7, 2019. Emory S. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. US Navy photo. ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy andContinue reading “Navy Trying Again On CHAMP Auxiliary Design, After White House Pushback”
40th Anniversary of the Loss of the Buoy Tender Blackthorn
The Maritime Executive 7h // keep unread // hide One of forty 180-foot buoy tenders built during World War II, Blackthorn (WLB-391) was commissioned on March 27, 1944. The principal job of a buoy tender is to service aids-to-navigation. However, as with all Coast Guard craft, buoy tenders are often diverted to other missions, like the Blackthorn early in her career. During her first fewContinue reading “40th Anniversary of the Loss of the Buoy Tender Blackthorn”
SOUTHCOM Faller Lauds LCS USS Detroit Deployment, Asks For More Ships
USNI Newsby Sam LaGrone / 1h // keep unread // hide USS Detroit (LCS-7) sinks a vessel as a hazard to navigation on Nov. 23, 2019. US Navy Photo Adm. Craig Faller lauded the ongoing deployment of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS-7) to U.S. Southern Command while at the same time calling for more Navy support in the region. TheContinue reading “SOUTHCOM Faller Lauds LCS USS Detroit Deployment, Asks For More Ships”
Cameroon Navy to buy two patrol boats from the US
The Cameroonian Navy plans to purchase two 110-foot American patrol boats in 2020, the US Embassy in Cameroon said. With this acquisition, the navy aims to extend its ability to patrol Cameroon’s economic exclusion zone. Through 2017, the United States also provided several Defender-class rigid hull boats to the Cameroonian military for maritime patrols. StartingContinue reading “Cameroon Navy to buy two patrol boats from the US”
