Author Archives: David Arkwright

On this day in 1953, HM Queen Elizabeth II reviewed the Royal Navy at Spithead to celebrate her Coronation. 16 nations attended, making a fleet of 156 ships 7 Aircraft Carriers and 300 Fleet Air Arm aircraft from 38 squadrons.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), returns from sea trials May 24, marking the successful completion of an 18-month Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA).

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Tracked by the USN and USCG, Russian frigate RFS Admiral Gorshkov has arrived in Havana, Cuba. Together with SSGN RFS Kazan, tanker Akadémik Pashnin, and rescue tug Nikolai Chiker, the deployment of these vessels is an attempt to show Russia can still project naval power. (Gorshkov previously visited Cuba in 2019).

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Falklands War veteran, the one of Class Type 82 Destroyer Ex HMS Bristol pictured being moved on June 9th 2024, to HMNB Portsmouth Dockyard for preparations for her final voyage to the breakers.

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Former USS Tarawa (LHA-1) was towed to Ford Island two weeks ago to stripped down and prepped for RIMPAC 2024 and to be used as a “live target” off the cost of Oahu this year.

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On this day 40 years ago in 1984, the Leander Class Frigate HMS Jupiter collided with London Bridge after declining to use tugs on leaving the pool of London. Jupiter was one of the ships used in the 70’s fictional drama, Warship, playing HMS Hero.

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Frigates of the National Squadron “Blanco”, “Lynch”, “Cochrane” and “Latorre” carried out combined exercises with the aircraft carrier USS “George Washington”, destroyer USS “Porter” and the oil tanker USNS “John Lenthall”, within the framework of “Southern Seas 2024”

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