On this day in 2013 the sixth, and final Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Duncan was commissioned in HMNB Portsmouth. A relative nozzer in British Warship terms, she is currently the last escort commissioned for the RN until HMS Venturer or HMS Glasgow are commissioned.

 

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Replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn ran aground off the Coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea and suffered serious damage. Now being towed to Dubai. She is currently the only oiler available to support the USN in the Middle East.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-09-24/usns-big-horn-15286129.html 

 

 

 

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The Peacock class is a class of patrol corvette built for the Royal Navy. Five were constructed, and by 1997 all had been sold to the Irish Naval Service or the Philippine Navy.

 

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A Norwegian fishing vessel was shot at by a Russian, the Admiral Levchenko warship, 605, in the Barents Sea in Norwegian territorial waters. The encounter happened after the Norwegian vessel refused to move from its fishing lines despite being commanded by the Russian military.

 

 

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USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) shifted berths while in a floating dry dock at NASSCO, San Diego to make room for the launch of a new T-AO ship. Sept 20, 2024. USS Chung Hoon is getting AN/SLQ-32(V)7 SEWIP Block 3 and other major upgrades

 

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USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) shifted berths while in a floating dry dock at NASSCO, San Diego to make room for the launch of a new T-AO ship. Sept 20, 2024. USS Chung Hoon is getting AN/SLQ-32(V)7 SEWIP Block 3 and other major upgrades

 

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FS Rhone back into Portsmouth this morning following participation in NATO submarine rescue exercise DynamicMonarch2024

 

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