On this day in 1941, U-570 surrendered to RAF bombers after being damaged and forced to the surface by depth charges. After being commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Graph, the captured U-boat provided the Allies with important intelligence about German submarines.

 

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LE George Bernard Shaw of the Irish Naval Service at the refuelling pier Haulbowline, Cork. All 4 Beckett class OPVs alongside together with 2 new patrol vessels bought from New Zealand. Both Róisín class OPVs were at Verolme Dockyard. Acute personnel issues with the Irish Naval Service mean not a single ship at sea.

 

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Seven Archer Class P2000 Patrol Boats are preparing to ride North for the Summer where they will spend a fortnight sailing around Scotland’s coastline, providing an opportunity for important Operational Training for their crews.

 

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USS Boston (CAG 1) right, and USS Canbera (CAG 2), together on pier 5 Norfolk Naval Base, USS Intrepid (CVA 11) on the other side of pier side. 1958.

 

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Chilean Navy Duke-class frigate Almirante Condell (FF-06) (ex. HMS Marlborough) leaving Papeete, Tahiti – August 14, 2024.

 

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German Navy Braunschweig-class corvette FGS Braunschweig (F260) in the Kiel Locks on the Kiel Canal in Germany – August 14, 2024

 

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HMS Middleton has completed her 6-week Deployed Docking Period in Bahrain with an overlaid Capability Insertion Period. Collaboration between BAE Systems, Royal Navy and BASREC ensured essential maintenance was completed to keep her mission-ready.

 

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Block IV Virginia-class submarine, future USS Iowa (SSN 797), being floated for the first time at Electric Boat’s Graving Dock 3. (August 11, 2023) She’s expected to be commissioned in the Spring of 2025.

 

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