HMS Mersey has been fitted with a transom flap which improves propulsion efficiency, adding a couple of knots to her, and HMS Tyne’s top speed.

 

 

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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) conducts a fueling-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) on Jan. 26, 2024.

 

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Royal Australian Navy Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Broome (P90) coming into Darwin, Australia for decommissioning – August 17, 2024.

 

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On this day in 1958, USS Skate circumnavigated the globe in 50 minutes. To accomplish this remarkable feat, the sub took a shortcut by sailing on a circular course within two miles of the North Pole. The Skate only needed to travel 12 miles to pass through all of the world’s time zones.

 

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Welcome home HMS Medway. HMS Medway returned to Portsmouth for the first time today since deploying overseas (predominantly in the Caribbean) in January 2020.

 

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RFA Argus alongside in Sembawang Dockyard, BDSSU UK ( British Defence Singapore Support Unit) yesterday, the High Commissioner to Singapore highlighted how the UK is expanding its maritime presence in the Indo-Pacific. The UK Carrier Strike Group will also visit Singapore next year. CSG25

 

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