Navy
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort's Medical Treatment Facility changed leadership May 25 as Navy Capt. Kevin J. Knoop assumed command from Navy Capt.
From Navy News Service:
1952 - USS Iowa (BB 61) bombards Chongjin, Korea.
1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was first U.S. manned orbiting space station.
SAFE Boats International (SBI) has been awarded a contract to provide the United States Navy five (5) MK VI Patrol Boats (MK VI PB). The MK VI PB is the Navy’s
Marine forces of China, Thailand to hold joint training exercises in Chinese waters
Marine forces of China and Thailand hold a joint military training in south
Huntington Ingalls Industries announce that Newport News Shipbuilding celebrates construction milestone on aircraft carrier 'Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)'
The
The Passage Exercise (PASSEX) was conducted between 'HMAS Ballarat' and the Chinese Navy frigate 'Anqing' at the mouth of the Yangtze River
The Royal Australian
Fire fighters battle a blaze in the nuclear submarine 'USS Miami' in the US Navy shipyard in Maine
According ot CNN the fire was not out six hours after the initial response,
HMAS Perth has reaffirmed close Australian Defence ties to Canada with a visit to the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in Victoria, Canada
The visit by the Royal
From the Navy News Service:
1850 - Navy sends USS Advance and USS Rescue to attempt rescue of Sir John Franklin's expedition, lost in Arctic.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) said that the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) is "pressure hull complete," signifying that all of
The aircraft carrier 'Carl Vinson' and its strike group returns to San Diego, wrapping up a six-month deployment
Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado,
From the Navy News Service:
1882 - Commodore Shufeldt signs commerce treaty opening Korea to U.S. trade.
1958 - Naval aircraft F4D-1 Sky Ray sets five world speed-to-climb records,
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $6.8 million U.S. Navy contract modification to design and procure a common controller for various shipboard functions on Virginia-class submarines.
Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy says 8 LCS's could be based in the Persian Gulf
The Navy could eventually have a force of eight ships operating from Bahrain if
German Frigate FGS BREMEN Joins EU NAVAL FORCE off The Horn Of Africa
FGS BREMEN has commenced her tour of duty patrolling the waters of the Gulf of Aden and Horn
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that the company's seventh amphibious transport dock, Anchorage (LPD 23), returned Friday from successful
The Yantar shipyard in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has floated a new large landing ship for the Russian Navy
The $160-million vessel has a displacement of about 6,
Vostochnaya Verf Shipyard builds Grachonok Patrol Boat for Pacific Fleet
The keel for the boat (serial number 8002) was laid down and altogether the defense ministry
One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships, 'HMS Daring', docks in Saudi Arabia to reinforce the country's strong relationship with the UK
The Portsmouth-based
USN to commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship 'San Diego'
The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego during a 10 a.