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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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The Royal Navy has successfully used its smallest warships as a launchpad for autonomous mine-hunting operations for the first time. Seven P2000 patrol vessels of the Coastal Forces Squadron deployed on NATO’s annual Baltic exercise – known as Baltops 24 – during which 50 ships, dozens of aircraft and 9,000 personnel from 20 nations operated closely together for the security and safety of the region.

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Royal Navy Mediterranean fleet was stationed in Gibraltar in 1931. Its facilities are not sufficient enough to accommodate all ships so some can be seen outside the harbour.

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HMS Spey is currently conducting the UK’s 12th surveillance patrol since 2018 in support of UN sanctions against North Korea. This is to prevent imports of materials for use in weapons of mass destruction including by illicit ship-to-ship transfers. Photo: @HNlEHupY4Nr6hRM outbound from Yokosuka after a short period in dry dock. In response to illegal maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers of North Korean-flagged vessels, which are prohibited by UN Security Council resolutions, HMS Spey conducted a vigilant surveillance activity in the waters around Japan from mid to late June.

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HMS Kent cold moved into the basin at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport to begin the engine upgrade and upkeep period today. HMS Westminster laying dormant along the wall.

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Amphib Boxer is soon to be sidelined again for 18 months of maintenance. Although the Navy says it will be able to fix the amphibious assault ship Boxer’s (LHD-4) rudder issues pier side, the service is now planning for the problem-ridden ship to be docked for at least 18 months starting next spring. The service announced its intentions on the government’s contracting website, SAM.gov, in a May 17 solicitation seeking out contractors capable of conducting a maintenance availability on Boxer beginning in April 2025 and scheduled to end in October 2026.