The Navy Fleet Command said March 7 that Taiwan, Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigate Chang Chien had a barrel explosion during a 76mm rapid-fire anti-aircraft firing training that morning, but no casualties were reported.

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The 3 Type 26 / River Class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy. The total cost for the first 3 ships will be CAN$22.2 billion, covering construction, through life support, govt-furnished equipment and munitions Building the River Class will be the largest and most complex shipbuilding effort undertaken in Canada since the Second World War.

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A vast jig & steel structure that is part of the Dreadnought submarine programme has been transported to our shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. The unit will now take its place on the build line as we continue construction on the next generation of deterrent submarines for the Royal Navy.

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PHOTEX ahead of exercise Tamber Shield, comprising 3 x 815 Naval Air Squadron Wildcats, P2000 Coastal Forces Squadron boats; HMS Express, Exploit, Puncher, Blazer and Ranger with Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Otto Sverdrup and auxiliary HNoMS Maud.

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The Greek Salamis Naval Base on 31 August 1979. Visible among other ships are the six Greek Fletcher-class destroyers: Kimon (ex-USS Ringgold (DD-500), Nearchos (ex-USS Wadsworth (DD-516), Sfendoni (ex-USS Aulick (DD-569), Aspis (ex-USS Connor (DD-582), Lonchi (ex-USS Hall (DD-583), and Velos (ex-USS Charrette (DD-581). Also visible are the landing ships Nafkratoussa (ex-USS Fort Mandan (LSD-21), Oinoussai (ex-USS Terrell County (LST-1157), and Kos (ex-USS Whitfield County (LST-1169).

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HMS Defender came out of dry dock today as the complex programme to maintain and update the Type 45 destroyer moves ahead. HMS Defender began a complex £68M upkeep, engine replacement and weapons upgrade project in July 2023. She was taken into number 15 dry dock in Portsmouth, the hull was cut open and three new diesel generators inserted as the key work on the Power Improvement Project. Ultimately the PIP project aims to achieve 4 out of 6 Type 45s available (not necessarily at sea) by the end of 2025. (Although this is subject to the very challenging project to regenerate HMS Daring. The long period of dormancy, about 9 years without going to sea operationally, makes it much more difficult to bring the ship back into working condition).

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