Category: Shipbuilding

Keel laying at Tamsen

Keel laying at Tamsen

Gepostet von | 26 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Last week saw a celebration at Tamsen Maritim in Rostock: The keel was laid for the second of the new wadden-compatible customs vessels. The 23-metre-long boats are made of aluminium and equipped with the latest technology. From autumn next year, they will be deployed as patrol boats in the German areas of the North and Baltic Seas. They will reach their maximum speed of 20 knots thanks to two engines, each with 882 kW. They can carry up to six people. Thanks to their shallow draught of just 1.2 metres, they are particularly suitable for use in the Bodden and Wadden areas. Despite the corona pandemic, the...

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Christening of the USS Higbee

Christening of the USS Higbee

Gepostet von | 26 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding once again christened a destroyer for the US Navy on 24 April. The Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was supposed to undergo this ceremony last year, but the pandemic put a spanner in the Navy's works. The ceremony is named after a nurse who was one of the first women to join the newly established Navy Nurse Corps in October 1908. As part of a group that later became known as "The Sacred Twenty", she was also one of the first women in the United States Armed Forces. After rising through the ranks to second superintendent...

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First Spanish S-80 christened

First Spanish S-80 christened

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 1

In the presence of Spain's King Felipe VI and his wife, the country's newest submarine was christened at the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena on 22 April. Crown Princess Leonor, the King's eldest daughter and Princess of Asturias, had the honour of performing the naming ceremony and smashing the traditional bottle of red wine against the ship's side. The boat with the hull number S-81 was henceforth named Isaac Peral . It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres...

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Launching of the fifth boat in the Astute class

Launching of the fifth boat in the Astute class

Gepostet von | 21 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Royal Navy's latest submarine was launched for the first time on 20 April at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. Prior to this, the 7400-tonne unit, whose keel laying was celebrated in October 2011, was pulled out of the assembly hall. In future, the nuclear-powered submarine will sail the world's oceans under the name Anson. All seven boats in the Astute class are currently under construction or have already been delivered to the Royal Navy. Their unit price is around 1.7 billion pounds. In return, they offer the taxpayer the certainty of being able to fire up to 38 Tomahawk Block IVs worldwide, depending on the load. The length of the boats is 97 metres,...

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Start for number five

Start for number five

Gepostet von | 19 Apr 2021 | , , , | 1

The keel of the fifth corvette for Saudi Arabia was laid at Navantia in San Fernando, Spain, on 15 April. The ship is the last unit of the class based on the Avante 2200 design for the oil state. The order, which was signed in 2018, has a total value of around 1.8 billion euros. Three of the corvettes have already been launched. Number four is still under construction and is due to be handed over to its element in July. The corvette is equipped with the Catiz command and weapon deployment system and the Hermesys integrated communication system. MTU engines and Renk gearboxes will provide the propulsion. With a length of 99 metres...

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