Third Mine Countermeasures Squadron briefly meet the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (RO 6) (left). The Faslane Based Mine Hunters HMS Inverness (M 102), HMS Bridport (M 105), and HMS Sandown (M 101) (right), were accompanied by their support ship Royal Fleet Forward Repair Ship, RFA Diligence (A 132) (center front) and the survey ship HMS Herald (A 138) (center rear). Persian Gulf 1998.

 

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On this day in 1996, a taxi driver spotted an abandoned North Korean submarine stuck off the coast of Gangneung, South Korea. For 49 days, the ROK Army pursued the sub’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea . 24 infiltrators were killed and one was captured. One may have made it back to North Korea.

 

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Sea Shadow (IX-529) was an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy to determine how a low radar profile might be achieved and to test high-stability hull configurations that have been used in oceanographic ships.

 

 

 

 

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HMS Somerset, armed with new Naval Strike Missiles, has arrived at Faslane in Scotland. As the designated Towed Array Patrol Ship (TAPS) vessel, HMS Somerset will be tasked with conducting vital anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations, safeguarding the waters surrounding Faslane, home to the UK’s nuclear deterrent. In addition to her TAPS duties, HMS Somerset is also showcasing the Royal Navy’s latest anti-ship and land-attack capability, having been the first British warship to receive the Naval Strike Missile (NSM)—the replacement for the ageing Harpoon missile system.

 

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RFA Cardigan Bay returns to UK after more than two years, but no sailors available to take her to shipyard for refit.

https://www.navylookout.com/rfa-cardigan-bay-returns-to-uk-but-no-sailors-available-to-take-her-to-shipyard-for-refit/ 

 

 

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Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD-109) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) perform maneuvers as they conduct a PHOTOEX while at sea on 06 September 2024 during OP HORIZON. OP HORIZON is an international training exercise that allows Royal Canadian Navy members to strength their skills, connections and improve security in the Indo-Pacific alongside allies and partner nations.

 

 

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