Irish Naval Service modified Lake-class inshore patrol vessel LE Aoibhinn (P71) (ex- HMNZS Pukaki) in Belfast, Northern Ireland – September 5, 2025

 

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USS Lardner (DD-487), a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Soon after he helped complete the construction of USS Lardner in 1942, shipyard worker Charles Klein joined the Navy and entered flight training school. Three years later, his Avenger crashed into the ocean, and he was rescued by a passing ship. It was the Lardner.

HMS Venturer, the first of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates, in a dry dock at Rosyth, Scotland.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/inside-rosyth-the-shipyard-poised-for-expansion/ 

 

 

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USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer in Rostock, Germany – August 31, 2025.

 

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MGB 81, a historic Royal Navy Motor Gun Boat, likely operating in Portsmouth. MGB 81 is a 71.5ft Motor Gun Boat and was among the fastest of its type during its service. It is the only restored and operational example of a Royal Navy Coastal Forces MGB that saw active service in World War II. The vessel was launched on June 26, 1942, as part of a batch of ten boats ordered from the British Powerboat Company. MGB 81 is known for its chine hull form, featuring double-diagonal mahogany sides and a triple diagonal mahogany bottom.

 

 

 

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Decommissioning of USS Dextrous (MCM 13) September 3 at her homeport in Bahrain. USS Dextrous (MCM 13) Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship being decommissioned today in Bahrain – September 3, 2025

 

 

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