Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall alongside the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) forward repair ship RFA Diligence. The photo was taken while the ships were in the Middle East. RFA Diligence (pennant number A132) provided maintenance support to naval assets. HMS Cornwall (F87) was a Type 22 Batch 3 frigate.

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September 17, 1971. Event: Flagship of the USN Second Fleet, heavy cruiser Newport News makes a port call in Amsterdam, Netherlands, amid her tour of Northern Europe. Current status: Scrapped in 1993-94, lifespan of 49 years.

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Russian Navy Ropucha-class large landing ship, likely the Olenegorsky Gornyak. This class of ship is designed to launch amphibious forces close to shore and quickly unload cargo.

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Future Belgian Navy City-class mine countermeasures ship BNS Oostende (M940) in Zeebrugge, Belgium – January 6, 2026.

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RFA Argus has been alongside South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth, since June 2025. No blue ensigns flying – now out of routine.

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XV Patrick Blackett (X01) is an experimental ship used by the Royal Navy as a testbed for new technologies, including unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles and quantum navigation, arriving at Dartmouth.

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China To Surpass U.S. Navy In Submarines, Match Aircraft Carriers By 2035:

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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/china-to-surpass-u-s-navy/

China already possesses the world’s largest maritime fighting force, with 234 warships.
However, the PLA-Navy is still behind the USNavy in two critical domains: Submarines & Aircraft Carriers.
A recent Pentagon report suggests that China could surpass/ close the gap by 2035.

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