Author Archives: David Arkwright

HMS Mull of Kintyre was a Canadian built heavy repair ship, completed in 1945, she had extensive workshop and storage facilities. Converted to support minesweepers in 1962, she served as a static base for the Inshore Flotilla in Singapore throughout Confrontation and into 1967, including accommodation of Flotilla HQ staff and spare crew. She supported minesweepers and seaward defence craft plus servicing small ships in reserve at Singapore naval base.

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The Italian battleship Roma, the third ship of the Littorio-class battleships of the Italian Regia Marina.The ship was commissioned in 1942 during World War II and was heavily armed with 15-inch guns.

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Australian Submarine Agency. We were proud to welcome the crew of USS Vermont (SSN 792) yesterday and mark the start of the Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), another milestone in Australia’s journey to operate and sustain SSNs at HMAS Stirling.

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Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless entering Portsmouth harbour. HMS Dauntless has undergone a significant Power Improvement Project (PIP), which involved replacing its original diesel engines with three more reliable generators.

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Speaking on board USS George Washington in Japan, Trump promises an executive order to revert US aircraft carriers back to steam-powered catapults. EMALS initial development expensive and delayed but now working on the USS Gerald R Ford. Benefits ✅Faster launch cycles of aircraft ✅Power adjustable to match size of aircraft, extending airframe life ✅Frees up space and weight ✅Big reduction in manpower requirements and high associated cost ✅Safer due to eliminating high-pressure steam lines ✅Reduces stress on other shipboard systems Steam cats are no longer in production and would be very expensive to change the design of future carriers

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