Category: Marines from all over the world

Russischer Besuch in Singapur

Russischer Besuch in Singapur

Posted by | 12 May 2021 | , , , | 2

Vom 11. bis 13. Mai besuchen zwei Schiffe der russischen Pazifikflotte Singapur. In der Changi Naval Base haben der Zerstörer Admiral Tributs und der Hochseeschlepper Kalar festgemacht, um die Vorräte aufzufüllen. Die Tributs ist ein Zerstörer des Projekts 1155 (Udaloy I). Bei 163 Meter Länge verdrängt sie 6840 Tonnen. Zur Besatzung gehören knapp 300 Soldaten. Bewaffnet ist die Tributs mit zwei 100-Millimeter-Bordkanonen sowie jeweils 8 SS-N-14 Silex und SA-N-9 Kinschal. Die russische Marine stuft sie als „Großes Anti-U-Boot-Schiff“ ein, was zwei RBU-6000 und zwei Bordhelikopter unterstreichen. Text: mb; Foto: Russische...

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Trilateral naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden

Trilateral naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden

Posted by | 12 May 2021 | , , , | 0

On 10 May, EU, Japanese and Djiboutian naval and naval air warfare assets conducted a joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden. The exercise was based on the scenario of an anti-piracy operation. The Italian frigate "Carabiniere", currently the flagship of Operation Atalanta, the destroyer "Setogiri" of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), a Spanish P 3-M maritime reconnaissance vessel, patrol boats of the Djibouti coast guard and command structures of the African state's navy were involved. The exercise, which lasted around twenty hours, is of a rather demonstrative nature. It emphasises the commitment of those involved to maintaining the rules-based international order. "Together with other partners, the EU, Japan and...

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Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Posted by | 11 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Australian shipyard Austal has handed over what is now the tenth Guardian-class patrol boat to the country's Ministry of Defence. In a small ceremony, the boat was then immediately handed over to the Solomon Islands, an island nation in the South Pacific. The Guardian class has a length of 39.5 metres and is based on the designs of the Bay, Armidale and Cape classes. As part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Program, a total of 21 boats will be built in Australia and donated to friendly neighbours in the region. The overall programme agreed in 2016 has a contract value of 335 million Australian dollars. The programme will support twelve island nations, including Papua New Guinea, Fiji,...

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Another incident in the Strait of Hormuz

Another incident in the Strait of Hormuz

Posted by | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 2

Another incident occurred in the Strait of Hormuz this Monday evening (10 May). Thirteen Iranian Revolutionary Guards speedboats approached an American naval convoy passing through the Strait at high speed. The ships included the Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine USS Georgia and the Ticonderoga cruiser Monterey. Despite signals from the ship's siren and repeated requests to turn away by radio and loudspeaker, the boats came within 140 metres of the ships. It was only after a US Coast Guard cutter, which was also part of the convoy, fired two salvos totalling 30 shots that the boats turned and moved away.

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Big chunk

Big chunk

Posted by | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has caught a really big fish in the net: On 8 May, it commissioned the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). It is the third ship of the Louis B. Puller class and serves as a mobile base for the logistical support of high-value combat units. With a length of 233 metres and a width of 50 metres, it displaces around 79,000 tonnes. With its diesel-electric propulsion system, the ship can reach 15 knots and has a range of 9500 miles. Depending on the mission, there are 34 civilians and up to 250 soldiers on board. The Miguel Keith was built by National Steel and...

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