RFA Fort Victoria is due to begin a refit in September 2026, with a possible return to service in 2027 if crew can be found. The primary driver for this challenging task is to generate suitably qualified and experienced people to crew the Fleet Solid Support Ships when they enter service.

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2026-05-23T08:12:57+01:00

USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA/partial DDG MOD 2.0 guided missile destroyer coming into San Diego – May 18, 2026.

 

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2026-05-21T09:12:49+01:00

HMS Sutherland proved a popular attraction during events celebrating the 837th anniversary of the port of Hamburg, welcoming more than 5,000 visitors aboard.

 

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2026-05-18T16:23:18+01:00

The Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer “Fitzgerald” (DDG-62), the first to be equipped with the NSM While the conventional Harpoon was arranged in an X-shape to cross each other, it is arranged in a V-shape, perhaps because the launchers have become larger.

 

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2026-05-18T10:45:55+01:00

Decommissioned Soviet-era submarines in the Gremikha naval base in the Barents Sea. Several submarines at this site contain spent nuclear fuel in their reactors, posing a significant radiological contamination threat to the Arctic region.

 

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2026-05-17T15:24:32+01:00

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) receives stores from Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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2026-05-17T07:59:18+01:00

HMS Stirling Castle sailed from Portsmouth yesterday to support RN Mine and Threat Exploitation Group (MTXG) activity with a very full load of, 5 RIBs and assorted containers 2 USVs (RNMB Hebe and RNMB Halcyon).

 

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2026-05-15T14:59:38+01:00