On this day in 1971, USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was in dry dock No.4, at Mare Island, preparing to be lengthened by about 50 feet with the addition of her Special Projects section.
HMS Dragon and HMS Duncan in Portsmouth.
Britain is to almost double its attack submarine fleet.
The UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers will be equipped with deck-launched long-range missiles and uncrewed aerial systems as part of sweeping upgrades to their strike capabilities, the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) has confirmed.
Scrapping of CVN 65 Enterprise Announcement.
The USS Enterprise, which was decommissioned back in 2017, is set to head to Mobile, Alabama, to be dismantled, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
On this day, 20 years ago, in 2005, the first Type 23 Frigate, HMS Norfolk, paid off in HMNB Devonport after only 15 years’ service. Ofthe class of 16, only 8 remain in RN servoce, and none have been replaced. 3 including Norfolk, remain in service with the Chilean Navy.
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105), Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) and Maya-class guided missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179) in Yokosuka, Japan- May 30, 2025
French ship Dixmude (L9015), an amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class, and Aquitaine class frigate FS Bretagne (D655), leaving Plymouth this morning, both participants in Exercise Polaris 25.
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