Category: Shipbuilding

225 years of Old Ironside

225 years of Old Ironside

Gepostet von | 28 Jul 2022 | , , , , , | 1

The world's oldest warship in service celebrates its birthday After almost a decade without an American navy, Congress very reluctantly authorised the construction of six armed frigates in March 1794 as the centrepiece of a new US navy. The ships, designed under the direction of Joshua Humphries, an experienced shipbuilder from Philadelphia, were each built in a different seaport. A method of involving shipyards that has apparently not been forgotten to this day. The three smallest were the Chesapeake (36 guns; built in Norfolk, Vancouver), the Congress (38 guns, built in Portsmouth, N.H.) and the Constellation (38 guns;...

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Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced at the beginning of July that it had handed over the second OPV of the "Musherib" class to the Qatar Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in La Spezia. Like the type ship handed over in January, the "Sheraouh" is a short 63-metre, 30-knot vessel with a crew of 38 that can be flexibly deployed in a variety of roles, from guard boat to combat ship - which roughly means it sails as a fast guard boat and is equipped with real weapons on board if required and available. These would be Exocet anti-ship missiles and VL-MICA anti-aircraft missiles. Full shopping basket These two ocean-going patrol vessels are part of a...

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Nobiskrug builds superyacht

Nobiskrug builds superyacht

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

As announced at the beginning of July, Nobiskrug has signed a contract with Cecil Wright for the construction of an 80-metre superyacht. Together with Winch Design, the renowned Rendsburg shipyard and the well-known broker will work on the design and construction of an 80-metre superyacht with five decks. She should be ready for delivery at the pier in three years. This means there are four orders in the order book of Nobiskrug GmbH, whose yacht building division was taken over by Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft following its insolvency in 2021. Philipp Maracke, Managing Director of Nobiskrug, is also Managing Director of FSG, which is owned by investor Lars Windhorst. The market was until...

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Firm: MV Werft Rostock becomes Arsenal!

Firm: MV Werft Rostock becomes Arsenal!

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

The Federal Real Estate Agency (BIMA) signed the purchase agreement for the acquisition of the MV Werft shipyard in Rostock on Friday. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had previously approved the 87 million euros required for this. As announced by the Federal Ministry of Defence, the go-ahead has now been given for the construction of an additional operating facility for the naval arsenal. Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht sees great potential in the acquisition for both the Bundeswehr and the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. One aim is to improve the material operational readiness of the navy in particular. "A lack of capacity and long layovers should now be a thing of the past. With the acquisition, I see the...

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US support for Ukraine: 23 small boats on the delivery list

US support for Ukraine: 23 small boats on the delivery list

Gepostet von | 7 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

In order to support Ukraine's ability to better control its coastline, waterways and ports and protect them against the Russian invasion, the USA is supplying a total of 23 Metal Shark aluminium small boats (Franklin and Jeanerette, Louisiana) at short notice. These will probably be 6 Defiant-45 boats, 14 Defiant-38 boats with a centre console or some with a cockpit and 3 Fearless-36 high-speed interceptor boats. Customised The boats are said to have been in negotiations with Kiev since 2019 and are therefore customised for Ukraine's needs. However, the overall programme has been significantly accelerated since the Russian invasion. The...

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