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DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

Gepostet von | 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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China decommissions frigate

China decommissions frigate

Gepostet von | 22 May 2021 | , , | 0

The Chinese navy has decommissioned the frigate Dandong (543). The crew members held a ceremony to bid farewell to their unit, which had been part of the fleet for 36 years. Only last year, the Dandong set a new record in the Chinese navy when it was at sea for 103 days continuously as part of a patrol. The Dandong belongs to the 053H1 class, which was developed by the Chinese themselves. It was commissioned in 1985 and was subordinate to the Southern Theatre Command. At around 103 metres in length, the slender ships displace 1457 tonnes. In addition to a 100-millimetre cannon and two RBU-1200 ASW missile launchers, the...

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Boris says goodbye to the Queen!

Boris says goodbye to the Queen!

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , | 0

One day before the British Carrier Strike Group leaves the UK for East Asia, Boris Johnson visited the Queen Elizabeth once again. Together with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, First Sea Lord Tony Radakin and Chief of Air Staff Mike Wigston, he was given a tour of the largest ship in the British fleet (together with the Prince of Wales) and spoke to crew members during the final preparations for the multi-month voyage. In a short speech, the Prime Minister also addressed China: "One of the things we are going to do is to show our friends in China that we are committed to the international community....

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Small gift for the 290th birthday

Small gift for the 290th birthday

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

21 May 2021 marks the 290th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Pacific Fleet. And what could be better on this anniversary than a gift that you can give yourself? So some thought has been put into it and the latest ship in Project 12700 has been brought into its new home port for the first time. In beautiful Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city of around 180,000 inhabitants on the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia and an important base for the Pacific Fleet, a dignified ceremony was held to mark the occasion. The Yakov Balayev is the fifth boat of the Alexandrite class, but only the fourth to be...

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Next, please

Next, please

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Last weekend, the future USS Carl M. Levin was handed over to her future element at Bath Iron Works. It was quietly docked in the Kennebec River, a good 100 kilometres north of Boston. The 9300-tonne destroyer is now being fitted out ready to be delivered to the Navy as the 70th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. Construction of the ship began in February 2019. The Carl M. Levinge belongs to Flight IIA and will have SM-2 and Tomahawk missiles in 96 VLS containers as its main armament. A date for commissioning has not yet been set. Text: mb; Photo: General...

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