RFA Lyme Bay receiving fuel from bunker barge yesterday, ahead of possible deployment to the eastern Mediterranean. Expected to sail at the weekend. https://ift.tt/3pO165R https://ift.tt/mwBthR9
In 2005 the MOD signed an agreement to sell 3 Type 23 Frigates to Chile. HMS Norfolk, HMS Marlborough and HMS Grafton still serve today as Almirante Cochrane, Condell and Lynch. The RN retains 7 of the original class of 16. HMS StAlbans being the last frigate to be commissioned in 2002. https://ift.tt/7piFEBk https://ift.tt/Ufbtmyp
Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Ambush (S120), returned to port with significant damage to its conning tower. The submarine sustained external damage following a “glancing collision” with a merchant vessel while training submerged off the coast of Gibraltar in July 2016. https://ift.tt/e3YgZDv https://ift.tt/59kEAsj
PT boats of Motor Torpedo Squadron 13 alongside Seaplane Tender USS Gillis (AVD-12), Attu Island, Aleutians, 21 June 1943. https://ift.tt/lq01vuW https://ift.tt/SpEYdCL
Penne-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer ITS Luigi Durand of the Italian Navy. Launched 1989. https://ift.tt/shgG5vo https://ift.tt/yEazO5m
RFA Argus, leaving Portsmouth for the last time. The ship was the last remaining vessel from the Falklands war. https://ift.tt/LUo5tal https://ift.tt/Cq8UOSf
Blue Water Autonomy Introduces Liberty Class, a 190-Foot Autonomous Ship for the U.S. Navy. https://ift.tt/A7xC0Fb https://seawaves.com/blue-water-autonomy-introduces-liberty-class-a-190-foot-autonomous-ship-for-the-u-s-navy/ https://ift.tt/CDB8wiI
HMS Somnerset (F82) with HMS Sutherland beyond – still not deployed after completing 4-year LIFEX refit more than 13 months ago. 54 days since she went to sea. https://ift.tt/lmra7oi https://ift.tt/0avfmol
Pentagon estimates US used $5.6bn (£4.2bn) worth of munitions in just the first 2 days of war with Iran. https://ift.tt/A76erci https://ift.tt/R1V4b0Q
USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) and USS Canberra (LCS 30) are believed to be the US Navy MCM force based in Bahrain. https://ift.tt/XLd9Zhl https://ift.tt/FSs7RDk
