This year, the now 40-year-old heavy missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" (battle cruiser), the sister ship of the "Pyotr Velikiy", is to resume its test voyages after a 25-year lay-up at the shipyard. This news was published shortly after the commissioning of the second propulsion reactor at Sevmash (Mechanical Engineering Company of the North) in Severodvinsk on the White Sea, behind the Kola Peninsula....
Four frigates are on Colombia's order list. They have been ordered from Damen Naval - the ships of the SIGMA 10514 design are to be built in a slightly longer version 10714CO (107 metres, 2,800 tonnes) at Cotecmar in Cartagena on the northern Caribbean coast. The programme is called the "Strategic Surface Platform" and envisages the...
The modern units of the Saudi Navy. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (al-Mamlaka al-ʿarabīya as-saʿūdīya) is an absolute monarchy that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The country, which has been undergoing a major social upheaval for several years, is one of the richest states in the world. The...
After numerous hints and confusion, the Iranian navy officially unveiled its first nationally developed and built reconnaissance ship "Zagros" at the end of January. Here too - as is often the case in the Iranian shipbuilding programme - a tried and tested ship type was simply modified in order to fulfil new tasks: A Mowj-class corvette (95 metres, 1,500...
Six years ago, the MSC Zoe lost several hundred containers in the North Sea - and for hours the crew didn't notice. Researchers are now working on how to minimise the extent of such accidents. Six years ago, the "MSC Zoe" was one of the largest container ships in the world: a good 395 metres long and...
The "HMS Audacious" had to wait a whole two years for necessary work on the outer hull before it could finally move into dry dock number 15 in Devonport as part of its shipyard repair phase. The fourth attack boat in the seven-unit Astute class (97 metres long, 7,500 tonnes submerged) needed to be refitted after a year in service...
Many companies are developing new combat boats or equipping tried and tested ones with modern technology for autonomous use. One of the pioneers is Team Germany with Tamsen, Hagenuk and Hensoldt. In the wake of changing security policy challenges and the changing requirements for modern maritime deployment concepts, the further development of combat and operational boats is becoming increasingly important...
Unlike other navies, the German Navy also tests its units against shock effects while they are in operation - and underway. However, this rarely happens. At the end of February, it happened again: "Courbet", one of the five La Fayette-class frigates (124 metres, 3,800 tonnes) with almost 30 years at sea under its command, was...
In the Red Sea, the frigate Hessen successfully defended itself against a ballistic missile launched by the Huthi rebels. However, the frigates are not actually equipped to defend against such weapons. "Surprise always comes where you didn't expect it." With this quote from Wilhelm Busch, Lieutenant Captain Marius Werth, 1st Air Defence Officer, opened the...
There have been at least five incidents in the Baltic Sea in the last year and a half in which cargo ships have damaged deep-sea cables or pipelines with their anchors. Were these accidents or intentional acts? When looking at these cases, the following similarities stand out: 1. the ships came from Russia, were carrying cargo...
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