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Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 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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Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

On 10 May 2021, the first steel was cut for the ninth K 130 corvette, the Augsburg. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the so-called burning start was celebrated in a small circle at the German Naval Yards Kiel. This is actually a fairly unspectacular act in which a plasma torch cuts the first piece of steel. Despite the pandemic, the K 130 consortium (Arge K130), which consists of Fr. Lürssen Werft, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel, emphasises that the project is going according to plan. The Kiel shipyard will produce another of the approximately 43 metre long front sections. At Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, the joining with the stern section will be...

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