On 9th Sept, in a rare replenishment with an aircraft carrier, HMS_Richmondrefuelled from JS Kaga, ahead of her Taiwan Strait transit. CSG25.
On this day 10 years ago in 2015, the last Type 42 Destroyer still afloat, HMS Gloucester, left HMNB Portsmouth to be scrapped at the Turkish yard that dismantled all but one (Birmingham) of her sisters. The departure is witnessed by the Type 42 successor, a Type 45 Destroyer.
The RN’s experimental XLUUV, XV Excalibur, continues its programme of trials and experimentation from Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth. https://www.navylookout.com/plans-for-the-royal-navys-extra-large-autonomous-underwater-vehicle-xv-excalibur/
Half of the RFA fleet is currently stationed next to the River Mersey.RFA Tidesurge, RFA Tiderace, RFA Proteus in theCammellLaird shipyard. RFA Fort Victoria and RFA Wave Ruler in Liverpool.
MOD confirms simultaneous UK and Norway Type 26 builds. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-confirms-simultaneous-uk-and-norway-type-26-builds/
On the morning of August 14, 1899, the English torpedo boat HMS Polyphemus arrived at the port of Barcelona on a courtesy visit. Apparently, she was a warship like any other, but the difference lay below the waterline. Instead of a bulbous bow, the 2,640-ton, 73-meter-long HMS Polyphemus was equipped with an armored ram that also featured a torpedo tube at the nose.
USS Mahan (DDG 72) moors in Bergen, Norway, Sept. 11, 2025. Mahan, as a part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations
The Brazilian Navy has officially purchased the Albion-class amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark from the United Kingdom. Bulwark will undergo a refit period before travelling to Brazil in 2026 for service entry.
USS Lardner (DD-487), a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Soon after he helped complete the construction of USS Lardner in 1942, shipyard worker Charles Klein joined the Navy and entered flight training school. Three years later, his Avenger crashed into the ocean, and he was rescued by a passing ship. It was the Lardner.
Arkies Naval News and Photos