Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P283). Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessel. The first naval departue from Portsmouth in 2026. https://ift.tt/s1LBocX https://ift.tt/1uqVjbt
Royal Navy river gunboat HMS Cicala during the North Russian Expeditionary Force campaign in 1919. The Cicala was an Insect-class gunboat, designed for shallow water operations with a flat bottom and recessed propellers. https://ift.tt/JYzA41P https://ift.tt/U8ltiQv
The United States Navy will have to make do with fewer aircraft carriers in 2026. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the eighth Nimitz-class carrier, is slated to begin her multi-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. The RCOH will allow the carrier to remain in service for at least another quarter century, but, as the process’s name suggests, it is far from routine maintenance. https://ift.tt/YnGfLC5 https://ift.tt/nEcK7db
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) as seen from a Royal Navy ship off the coast of Norway. The photo was taken from the Type 23 Frigate HMS St Albans. https://ift.tt/NZ6BdW8 https://ift.tt/sKSHuJR
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