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Green light for second Constellation frigate

Green light for second Constellation frigate

Posted by | 23 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Fincantieri Marinette Marine has received an order from the US Department of Defence for the construction of another frigate. It will be the second ship of the future Constellation class, whose design is based on the French-Italian Fremm frigates. From the mid-twenties, they were to replace the US Navy's unpopular and weakly armed Littoral Combat Ships. The Navy's specifications therefore included low development, construction and operating costs as well as a more powerful armament, which was to be less than that of the Arleigh Burke class. The contract value for the ship, which is to be named USS Congress, also includes detailed changes to the existing design and amounts to around 554 million dollars. At...

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Stadt und Schiff: Mobile

Stadt und Schiff: Mobile

Posted by | 23 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Wieder kann die Flottenliste der US Navy um ein Schiff erweitert werden. Am 22. Mai wurde das neueste Littoral Combat Ship, die USS Mobile (LCS 26), in Dienst gestellt. Sie ist das fünfte Schiff der Navy, das den Namen der Hafenstadt im Bundesstaat Alabama trägt. Ihre neue Heimat wird die USS Mobile im kalifornischen San Diego finden. Zufall oder Absicht? Gebaut wurde das Schiff bei Austal USA, einer Werft in … Mobile. Coronabedingt fand die Zeremonie im „kleinen Kreis“ statt. Was bei der Navy allerdings 400 (sic!) geladene Gäste bedeutet. Das 13. Schiff der Independence-Klasse wird zu einem Zeitpunkt...

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Dutch frigate departs for CSG

Dutch frigate departs for CSG

Posted by | 22 May 2021 | , | 0

Under grey skies, the frigate Evertsen cast off from the naval port of Den Helder this afternoon to head for the English Channel. There she will join the UK Carrier Strike Group as the Dutch contribution. Due to the corona rules, the pier was not full of people, but friends and family members were still there to say goodbye. They wished their loved ones a safe journey from the car park, keeping the necessary distance. Koninklijke Marine had distributed horns to the family members to provide the right background music. Frigate Captain George Pastoor is looking forward to the coming months:...

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Mehr Queen geht nicht

Mehr Queen geht nicht

Posted by | 22 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Nachdem gestern Premierminister Boris Johnson den Flugzeugträger Queen Elizabeth besucht hat, kam nur wenige Stunden vor Auslaufen auch die Queen persönlich an Bord. Empfangen wurde sie vom Kommandeur der UK Carrier Strike Group 21, Commodore Steve Moorhouse und dem Kommandanten der Queen Elizabeth, Captain Angus Essenhigh. Sie sprach mit Soldatinnen und Soldaten sowohl der britischen als auch der eingeschifften amerikanischen Streitkräfte und verabschiedete Schiff und Besatzung. Die United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group läuft dann zu einem 28-wöchigen Einsatz aus. Zur Gruppe werden neben dem Flugzeugträger acht weitere Schiffe gehören. Hinzu kommen 32 Helikopter und Kampfjets. Die 3700 Soldaten werden...

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DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

Posted by | 22 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Sea rescue christening on Whitsun Saturday in Travemünde: The latest lifeboat of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) was named ERICH KOSCHUBS on 22 May 2021 on the Priwall. The volunteer sea rescuers at the traditional DGzRS station have a state-of-the-art 10.1-metre newbuild of the latest generation. With the words "I christen you ERICH KOSCHUBS and wish you and your crew a safe journey at all times and always a safe return home", Edeltraut Koschubs christened the new lifeboat in the name of her late husband. The 78-year-old woman from Hamburg had made the new vessel with the DGzRS internal registration number SRB 80 possible with a very generous donation. Edeltraut Koschubs was...

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