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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Historic first as Royal Navy makes drone delivery between ships for the first time, The Royal Navy has delivered supplies from one warship to another using a drone. The Malloy T-150 brought critical parts for repairs from HMSPWLS to HMSDauntless during the global CSG25 mission.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/september/01/20250901-carrier-drone-operations

 

 

 

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Major boost for Clyde shipyards. Scotland’s shipbuilding industry has received orders to buy British Type 26 frigates in a £10 billion deal with Norway.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/scottish-secretary-hails-major-boost-for-clyde-shipyards/

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MV Pacific Collector – US DoD Missile Instrumentation Ship (formerly USNS Chauvenet T-AGOS-29) passing Astoria, Oregon heading to Portland – August 29, 2025.

 

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HMS Daring was the first of the Type 45 destroyers, designed primarily for air warfare and equipped with the Sea Viper missile system. The ship has undergone extensive maintenance and refit, including a Power Improvement Project (PIP) to address propulsion issues. As of August 2025, HMS Daring has been out of service for over 3,000 days and is preparing for sea trials before rejoining the fleet, potentially in early 2026.

 

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Maintenance work on the embarked RN 815NAS Wildcat helicopter. Norwegian frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen, a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate, with the Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter on its deck. HMS Dauntless on the starboard side. CSG25

 

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In 1959, the heavy cruiser USS Albany (CA-123) began its conversion to a guided missile cruiser (CG-10) at the Boston Naval Shipyard. The extensive four-year process involved stripping the ship down to its hull, removing its entire superstructure, and fitting a new one with an aluminium bridge to accommodate missile systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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