The attack submarine USS Parche (SSN 683) returns to port for the final time at the Marginal pier at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash. Parche, the last active Sturgeon-class attack submarine, is due to be decommissioned on October 19, 2004 after serving the fleet since 1973. Parche was configured for research and development from 1987-1991 and was used primary for intelligence gathering and underwater salvage.

 

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Constellation-class: the US Navy’s struggle to forge a new generation of frigates.

https://www.navylookout.com/constellation-class-the-us-navys-struggle-to-forge-a-new-generation-of-frigates/ 

 

 

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The Turkish Navy’s TCG Alemdar submarine rescue mother ship on a visit to Plymouth leaving the Sound tonight. The vessel is designed to perform subsea and surface search and rescue missions under various sea conditions.

 

 

 

 

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Senior enlisted personnel on USS Manchester secretly installed Starlink dish and private WiFi network (named “STINKY”) on board to check sports scores, text home and stream movies.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/09/03/how-navy-chiefs-conspired-to-get-themselves-illegal-warship-wi-fi/ 

 

 

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On this day in 1944, the crew of USS Finback (SS-230) rescued a young lanky pilot who had bailed out of his flaming Grumman TBM Avenger after the plane was hit by flak while attacking Japanese installations. LTJG George H. W. Bush would go on to be the 41st president of the United States.

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On this day in 1988, HMS Southampton was seriously damaged in a collision with the MV Tor Bay in the Persian Gulf. She was only 7 years old at the time. After recovering in the UK, she was rebuilt by Swan Hunter and re-entered service in 1991. She served a further 18 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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