RFA Tidespring’s unstinting support to Carrier Strike Group:Tanker RFA Tidespring has completed her mission supporting HMSPWLS and CSG25.She carried out 79 replenishments, delivering nearly 35,000 cubic metres of ship/aviation fuel to the international task force.
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USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer in Seal Beach, California – October 29, 2025.
HMS Trent was alongside in Puerto Rico, awaiting possible tasking to assist with disaster relief in Jamaica following devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.HMS Medway sailed from Nassau on Monday. The Bahamas are expected to be impacted by the hurricane shortly.No large UK naval vessels that could provide more substantial aid are available or nearby.
German Navy Class 332B mine clearance diver vessel FGS Rottweil (M1061) leaving the Kiel Locks on the Kiel Canal in Germany – October 23, 2025.
Italian Navy landing helicopter dock ITS Trieste (L-9890) in Trieste, Italy – October 24, 2025.
USS Milius (DDG 69) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer leaving Yokosuka, Japan – October 20, 2025.
Damage to the funnel of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Plymouth after it was hit by an unexploded bomb during the Falklands War in 1982. Five bombs were dropped on the ship, but none of them exploded.
French frigate Amiral Ronarc’h, the first of a new class of frigates for the French Navy. The ship is the first of five “Defence and Intervention Frigates” (FDI) ordered by the French defence procurement agency.
UK ‘managing’ Type 23 retirement amid Norway Type 26 deal.
Russian Navy Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Vice-Admiral Kulakov (626) northbound under the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark – October 15, 2025.
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