Tacoma Class Frigates of the United States Navy.USS Glendale (PF-36) and USS Gallup (PF-47) fly the flags of Thailand during transfer ceremonies at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 29 October 1951. Both ships are still wearing their U.S. Navy numbers. Glendale became the Thai Navy ship Tachin. Gallup became the Thai Navy ship Prasae. https://seawaves.com/tacoma-class-frigates-of-the-united-states-navy/
USCGC Escanaba Offloads Narcotics in Florida. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 7,250 pounds of cocaine and 2,082 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $57 million, Monday in Port Everglades.
HMS Anson (S123), an advanced Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine heading out for initial sea trials, then delivery. https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-delivers-fifth-and-most-advanced-astute-submarine-to-the-royal-navy
Type 21 frigate HMS Antelope (F170) burning and smoking in San Carlos Water during the Falklands War on May 23, 1982. On May 23-24, 1982, the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope was involved in military operations in San Carlos Water during the Falklands War. The ship sustained serious damage and caught fire before ultimately sinking in those waters.HMS Antelope is one of the ships remembered from the 1982 Falklands conflict. This event is part of British maritime history and stands as a significant record of Royal Navy operations in the South Atlantic.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) was being transported on the heavy-lift ship MV Blue Marlin, which carried the damaged warship back to the United States for repairs at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, after being damaged by a terrorist bombing in October 2000, with the loss of 17 U.S. sailors killed and 39 injured.
HMS Audacious is with HMS Astute and HMS Anson — all alongside on the tidal berths in Devonport. Each hull is covered by over 39,000 acoustic absorption tiles, making the vessel exceptionally quiet—often described as sounding no louder than a baby dolphin. They feature the advanced Webroot Classification: yellow Sonar 2076 integrated suite, which some naval experts rank as the finest sonar system on Earth. It is powered by a Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor that never needs refueling throughout the vessel’s operational life, allowing it to circumnavigate the globe submerged while making its own oxygen and water. Armed with up to 38 Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles.
1,826 days away. 160,000nm sailed apiece. Over 120 port visits, from great cities to remote Pacific islands such as Pitcairn or Vanuatu. It’s been 5 years since HMS Spey and HMS Tamar left the UK to re-establish a constant RN presence in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/september/07/20260907-spey-and-tamar-5-years
USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) had her bow sheared off in 1945 after the ship was caught in Typhoon Viper (a Fourth Fleet typhoon) near Okinawa. Massive waves snapped off 104 feet of the forward bow structure.
HMS Queen Elizabeth berthed at Glen Mallan Jetty on Loch Long, Scotland, taking on munitions at the Glen Douglas munitions facility.
USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5), USS Chicago (CG-11), and USS Hornet (CVS-12) were all laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Puget Sound, in October 1985.
