David Arkwright – Page 69 – Arkies Naval News and Photos

HMS Sutherland passing Tower Bridge and berthing alongside HMS Belfast.

USS Gettysburg (CG 64) returned toNAV.STA NORFOLK on June 6, following an eight-month deployment with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG). The HSTCSG operated acrossUS5thFleet and US Navy Europe area of operations,

On this day in 1971, USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was in dry dock No.4, at Mare Island, preparing to be lengthened by about 50 feet with the addition of her Special Projects section.

Scrapping of CVN 65 Enterprise Announcement.

The USS Enterprise, which was decommissioned back in 2017, is set to head to Mobile, Alabama, to be dismantled, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

On this day, 20 years ago, in 2005, the first Type 23 Frigate, HMS Norfolk, paid off in HMNB Devonport after only 15 years’ service. Ofthe class of 16, only 8 remain in RN servoce, and none have been replaced. 3 including Norfolk, remain in service with the Chilean Navy.

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105), Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) and Maya-class guided missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179) in Yokosuka, Japan- May 30, 2025

French ship Dixmude (L9015), an amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class, and Aquitaine class frigate FS Bretagne (D655), leaving Plymouth this morning, both participants in Exercise Polaris 25.

USS Blue Ridge arriving in Sydney.

On 29th May in 1945, FADM Chester Nimitz addressed the crew of HMS King George V to emphasise the vital role of the Royal Navy in winning the war in the Pacific. To further express U.S. appreciation of British efforts, Nimitz gave the crew an American ice cream machine.

Dutch Sweepers, HNLMS Willemstad, HNLMS Zierkzee and HNLMS Schiedam alongside in Leith.