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Holland in the Caribbean

Holland in the Caribbean

Posted by | 27 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Another of the country's warships is now travelling in the sea area around the Netherlands Antilles. HNLMS Holland was welcomed with 21 gun salutes from Fort Krommelijn on Curacao. The Holland is being deployed as a so-called station ship and will remain on site for several months. This position was last filled by the Groningen, a sister ship of the Holland, which returned to its home port of Den Helder in mid-January. She had to abandon her mission in the Caribbean prematurely because urgent repairs were needed to the starboard shaft. As another ship was not available for this task at short notice, the function of the station ship had to be taken over by...

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Russian ships practise in the Barents Sea

Russian ships practise in the Barents Sea

Posted by | 25 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Together with the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser Peter the Great (Project 1144), more than ten Russian units have been exercising in the Barents Sea. The minesweepers, submarines, submarine hunters and missile ships of the Northern Fleet trained a range of different scenarios under the command of the Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral Oleg Golubev. After leaving the Severomorsk base, they first had to cross a fairway through simulated minefields and fend off attacks from attackers in speedboats. The exercises on the high seas then centred on submarine hunting exercises, in which Ka-27 helicopters with their APM-73V-MAD submersible sonar system were also deployed. In support of this, an Ilyushin Il-38 submarine fighter...

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Maintenance order for MAN

Maintenance order for MAN

Posted by | 24 May 2021 | , , | 0

MAN Energy Solutions and Fairbanks Morse have been jointly awarded a contract by the US Department of Defence. The contract, worth a maximum of 170 million dollars, covers the maintenance of diesel engines on board Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships. During the five-year term, spare parts and services will be provided worldwide. The MSC fleet includes submarine tenders, hospital ships, ammunition transporters, tankers, expeditionary mobile bases, expeditionary transfer docks, ro-ro ships and ro-ro container ships. The Military Sealift Command is part of the US Navy and controls its supply and transport ships. Not all MSC units belong to the Navy itself. The core fleet can be identified by the grey paintwork on the hull and superstructure and the blue and gold stripes on the...

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NUSHIP Stalwart sets course for home port

NUSHIP Stalwart sets course for home port

Posted by | 23 May 2021 | , , , | 0

At the end of last week, the Australian Navy's new supply ship, the NUSHIP Stalwart, left its shipyard in Spain, heading for the southern hemisphere. The ship, which was built at Navantia in Ferrol, is expected to arrive at her new home port of HMAS Stirling on Western Australia's Garden Island after a thirty-day voyage. There, final work as well as combat and communication systems will be installed and tested by national companies. The Australian Ambassador to Spain, Sophia McIntyre, and Navantia President Eduardo Dobarro attended the farewell ceremony in Ferrol. The Stalwart (A 304), which has not yet entered service, is the second and last supply ship of the Supply class. The units are 174...

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Green light for second Constellation frigate

Green light for second Constellation frigate

Posted by | 23 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Fincantieri Marinette Marine has received an order from the US Department of Defence for the construction of another frigate. It will be the second ship of the future Constellation class, whose design is based on the French-Italian Fremm frigates. From the mid-twenties, they were to replace the US Navy's unpopular and weakly armed Littoral Combat Ships. The Navy's specifications therefore included low development, construction and operating costs as well as a more powerful armament, which was to be less than that of the Arleigh Burke class. The contract value for the ship, which is to be named USS Congress, also includes detailed changes to the existing design and amounts to around 554 million dollars. At...

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