Author Archives: David Arkwright

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), a Casablanca-class escort. It was commissioned in December 1943 during World War II. The ship was built for rapid production and deployment. It served in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Battle off Samar, and the Battle of Okinawa.

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Former USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN 635), in use for several years as a moored training ship (MTS) in Charleston, is seen arriving Bremerton May 6, 2025 for scrapping. In the background is Mount Rainier.

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Yesterday, a US Navy destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius, in the Gulf of Guinea, fired a Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) at Islamic State targets in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria. Jihadist groups have been slaughtering Christians in the country, and the US operation was conducted in cooperation with the Nigerian government.

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KRI Prabu Siliwangi (321), a Multipurpose Combat Ship (MPCS/PPA) operated by the Indonesian Navy. The vessel was delivered to the Indonesian Navy by the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri in December 2025.

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Italian heavy cruiser Trento early in her career, photographed at Venice, Italy. The Trento-class cruisers were the first heavy cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War I, designed to meet the constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty. The ship was commissioned on April 3, 1929. In the foreground a MAM Ro.43 seaplane on the catapult of a Zara-class heavy cruiser!

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