£8.4bn injection into Dreadnoughts to carry nuclear deterrent programme into the 2030s.
Project 636 Volkhov returned to Vladivostok.
Ships of the United Shipbuilding Corporation in Service: The Diesel-Electric Submarine “Volkhov” Returns to its Home Port in Vladivostok
The submarine “Volkhov” has returned to Vladivostok after nearly 40 days of autonomous sailing. During this time, the crew travelled over 2,500 nautical miles underwater. After a short rest, the crew will resume scheduled voyages at sea as part of the Pacific Fleet.
The “Volkhov” diesel-electric submarine, Project 636, was built by the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s “Admiralty Shipyards” based on a design by the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s “Rubin” design bureau. This is the second ship in the series built for the Russian Pacific Fleet.
The submarine was delivered to the fleet in October 2020.
WWII Hellship Hōfuku Maru, War Grave of More Than 1,000 POWs, Found off the Philippines.
The wreck of the Hōfuku Maru, a Japanese “hell ship” that sank in 1944, was recently identified off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines.Tragic Discovery: The vessel was located at a depth of approximately 50 meters by a team from the Philippines-based Hellships Memorial Foundation.High Casualty Count: On September 21, 1944, the ship was sunk by US Navy aircraft while transporting 1,289 Allied prisoners of war (primarily British and Dutch); approximately 1,047 prisoners lost their lives.Wreck Condition: Technical dives revealed the ship broken into two pieces, matching historical battle damage records.
https://arkeonews.net/wwii-hellship-hofuku-maru-war-grave-of-more-than-1000-pows-found-off-the-philippines/: WWII Hellship Hōfuku Maru, War Grave of More Than 1,000 POWs, Found off the Philippines.USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ship, has completed acceptance trials, marking a milestone ahead of the ship’s planned delivery later this summer.
HMS Hurworth rafted together with HMS Stirling Castle alongside in Portsmouth.
Ukrainian strikes are moving to isolate Crimea, an official says, degrading Russia’s ability to resupply its forces, with Ukraine striking up to 190 vessels at sea in the month of July alone.
9 years ago this month, the first steel was cut for the RN’s first new Type 26 Frigate, HMS Glasgow. She remains fitting out on the Clyde and is due to enter service next year in a race with Type 31 HMS Venturer. One will become the first British frigate to commission since 2002
USS Oregon is outbound on the Clyde this afternoon after a week alongside in Faslane for a logistic and recreation stop.
Despite the lively monsoon seas, HMS Dragon is pressing on with operations in the Middle East.
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) moments before being sunk as part of a SINKEX exercise, July 12, 2026
