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Commissioned into the Romanian navy in September 2004, ex-HMS Coventry, ROS Regele Ferdinand was stripped of her Sea Wolf and Exocet and for such a large vessel carries very light armament. Together with her sister, ex-HMS London, ROS Regina Maria, they are frequent participants in NATO Black Sea exercises.

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The Royal Australian Navy successfully fired a Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile for the first time in a test off the American West Coast.Australia is only the third nation to fire the long range cruise missile.HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41), the second of three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), fired the Tomahawk missile during its ongoing ‘interchangeability deployment’ to the US. Throughout that deployment Brisbane has operated out of Naval Base San Diego where the ship also completed a four-week maintenance availability with the support of the US Navy.

Today in 1999, HMS Bangor was commissioned. She was the last RN Ship to be accepted in the 20th Century. Of the 12 RN Sandown Class Minehunters built only BANGOR remains in service as mine-hunting moves towards autonomous vessels from mother ships.

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USS Comstock (LSD 45), observes a Patrol Boat (PB) Mk VI assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3 during green well operations, Oct. 4, 2020. Maritime Expeditionary Security Force and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) USS Shiloh (CG 67), front, USS America (LHA 6), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Germantown (LSD 42) and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), steam in formation with the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in support of Valiant Shield 2020.

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On this day 20 years ago, the Assault Ship HMS Bulwark was accepted from her builders BAES Maritime in HMNB Devonport paving the way for her commissioning in to service the following year. HMS Bulwark is currently the last surface ship to be built at Barrow.

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HMS Portland successfully embarked 8 Naval Strike Missiles, restoring our Anti-Surface capability, and has become the second RN warship to be fitted with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM).

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HMS Northumberland scrapping saves over £100 million. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has provided detailed responses to parliamentary questions concerning the early retirement of HMS Northumberland. The Type 23 frigate was deemed uneconomical to repair after significant structural damage was discovered during a planned refit.

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