Category: Marines from all over the world

An aircraft carrier for a penny

An aircraft carrier for a penny

Gepostet von | 13 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

As is well known, the cent is the smallest currency unit in monetary circulation in the USA (as is now also the case in Europe). There, however, it is colloquially referred to as a penny, just as the English, the originators of the term on the other side of the English Channel, still do today in the unbroken tradition of their coinage system. For such a penny, which has borne the likeness of Abraham Lincoln on one side for 112 years, you could choose one of the two aircraft carriers USS KITTY HAWK or USS JOHN F. KENNEDY and "purchase" it from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (the US Navy's material agency). Although...

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"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

Gepostet von | 9 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Submerged on patrol in the South China Sea, the nuclear-powered Seawolf-class submarine runs into an unknown underwater object. The incident occurred on 2 October. According to the US 7th Fleet, the "USS Connecticut" was in international waters. Eleven crew members suffered injuries such as bruises and lacerations. Two of the cases were categorised as 'moderate', the others as 'minor'. After the collision, the submarine was able to continue its journey. According to the US Navy, the submarine was stable and fully operational. Weapons and sensor systems as well as the propulsion system remained unaffected. The unit is now travelling to Guam to assess the damage. On its own keel, that is...

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Young talent concerns in the UK

Young talent concerns in the UK

Gepostet von | 1 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Retired frigate captain James Bond back in active service Who doesn't know it these days, whether fire brigade, police or armed forces: the competition for bright minds and nimble hands is in full swing. The German Armed Forces have been recruiting in many different ways, including here in Germany, e.g. with the digital careers fair in September: marineforum.online/mission-marine Our friends in the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Airforce, regardless of Brexit, are also facing a recruitment crisis. The number of British soldiers has fallen for the tenth year in a row. In the Army alone, there is a shortfall of 7,000 soldiers, while in the Royal Navy, according to unofficial...

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Brazilian training ship in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Brazilian training ship in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Gepostet von | 30 Sep 2021 | , | 0

Brasilianisches Schulschiff BNS NAVIO ESCOLA BRASIL  besucht zum 25. Mal die Hansestadt Hamburg Am 29.09.2021 ist das brasilianische Schulschiff BNS NAVIO ESCOLA BRASIL unter dem Kommando von Kapitän zur See Marcelo do Nascimento Marcelino im Hamburger Hafen eingelaufen. Das 1986 in Dienst gestellte Schulschiff ist mit 454 Besatzungsmitgliedern- davon 189 Kadetten- auf einer Ausbildungsreise und besucht die Hansestadt Hamburg bereits zum 25. Mal. Im Rahmen dieser Ausbildungsreise werden die Kadetten der brasilianischen Marine mit der Umsetzung der in den vorangegangenen Ausbildungsinhalten der letzten vier Jahren ihrer lernintensiven Kadettenzeit konfrontiert. Die Ausbildungsreise auf der 130m langen, 13,5m breiten und mit...

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Südkorea – drittes U-Boot zu Wasser gelassen

Südkorea – drittes U-Boot zu Wasser gelassen

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2021 | , | 1

Am 27. September hat der südkoreanische Marinebefehlshaber, Admiral Boo Suk-jong, das dritte und letzte U-Boot des ersten Loses der außenluftunabhängigen CHANGBOBO-III-Klasse auf der Hyundai Heavy Industries Werft in Ulsan auf den Namen SHIN CHAE-HO getauft und zu Wasser gelassen. Diese U-Boote sind eine südkoreanische Entwicklung und sind zu fast 80% aus eigenen Fertigungsteilen gebaut, verdrängen etwa 3.000 Tonnen und haben bei einer Besatzungsstärke von 50 eine Ausdauer von 20 Tagen unter Wasser. Diese Boote sind nicht nur SLBM-fähig (submarine-launched ballistic missiles) – das Typboot DOSAN AHN CHANG-HO hat erst Mitte September erfolgreich einen Unterwasser-Probeschuss einer Variante des Hyunmoo-2B-Flugkörpers aus...

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