USS Glacier (AGB-4) (later USCGC Glacier (WAG/WAGB-4)) was a U.S. Navy, then U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker which served in the first through fifteenth Operation Deep Freeze expeditions. Glacier was the first icebreaker to make her way through the frozen Bellingshausen Sea, and most of the topography in the area is named for her crew members. When built, Glacier had the largest capacity single armature DC motors ever installed on a ship. Glacier was capable of breaking ice up to 20 feet (6.1 m) thick, and of continuous breaking of 4-foot (1.2 m) thick ice at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).

 

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The Uncomfortable Truth Behind German U-Boats Emerging In Argentina After WWII’s End. In July of 1945, a pair of German U-boat emerged in the waters off the coast of Argentina. Germany had surrendered months earlier so the sight of the U-boat caused a stir. So why did it take so long for these subs to appear so far from their homeland? Interrogations of the U-boat crewmen generated little to no information, giving way to conspiracy theories. Were these submarines transporting stolen gold, or perhaps as an escape route for Adolf Hitler dropping him off before surrendering? There has been evidence that some of the crewmen were dropped off in Europe before making the trip. The crew may have felt that surrendering in Argentina would be better than surrendering to the Allied forces. More than 70 years after these subs appeared there are still many lingering questions.

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USS Gridley (DDG 101) alongside with USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) entering harbour, one unidentified destroyer and USS Kidd (DDG 100) outboard.

 

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The Herne XLAUV is an autonomous platform being rapidly developed to deliver combat mass. It aims to free up large, costly crewed vessels and will soon have a range of over 5,000km, with the ability to fire torpedoes.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/herne-aims-to-be-affordable-autonomous-naval-combat-mass/
 
 

 

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Laid up in 2022, the pretence will she ever return to the fleet has been abandoned, ex-RFA Wave Knight awaits her fate in Portsmouth.

 

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RFA Stirling Castle laid up without a crew in West Float docks, Birkenhead. It is hoped she will be able to resume autonomous mine warfare support activity next year.

 

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