During the UK Carrier Strike Group's operations in the Mediterranean, the American destroyer The Sullivans assumed the role of Air Defence Commander for the group. This has demonstrated the ability of both nations to work closely together in this important area. The USS The Sullivans is currently part of the...
Dear users of marineforum online, dear members of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung e.V., the Marine-Offizier-Hilfe e.V. and the Deutsches Maritimes Institut e.V., the dramatic events of the last few days in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria and Saxony have also deeply shaken us. Help is urgently needed in the affected areas and will be...
The Dutch Navy was able to take delivery of the HNLMS Snellius again today (14 July). After a mid-life update lasting around a year, Damen Shipyards in Den Helder transferred the ship back into the hands of its owner. During the work, the hydrographic survey vessel was brought up to the latest technical standards to enable the second half of...
The BBC reports the outbreak of Covid on board the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth. It currently forms the centrepiece of the UK Carrier Strike Group, which comprises a total of nine ships and a submarine. A spokeswoman for the Royal Navy has confirmed that around one hundred soldiers on board have tested positive for Covid-19...
On Monday, the minehunting vessel Homburg and, after a few hours' delay, the tender Elbe left their home port of Kiel to join NATO's Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the coming months. Under the command of Corvette Captain Sebastian Nacke, the Elbe will serve as...
The keel of the future corvette Augsburg for the German Navy was laid as planned today (13 July) at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast with the traditional hammering in of the brass plate between the keel block support and the steel section. Due to the coronavirus, the ceremony was only attended by a small group of participants, including representatives of the sponsor city. "The fourth scheduled keel laying of a K-130 aft ship impressively demonstrates the...
Despite the restrictions imposed by the corona pandemic, General Atomics does not believe that the timely delivery of the electromagnetic launch system and the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for the two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers currently under construction is jeopardised. Instead of the steam-powered catapults on the Nimitz-class, the new carriers will be powered by the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (Emals)....
Mailbag handover! Well, marineforum does not normally report on such routine activities, but in this case we are making an exception for the sake of the rare photo. Last Saturday, 10 July, the German corvette Braunschweig and the Indonesian Sultan Iskandar Muda met off the coast of Lebanon. The...
Once again, the US Navy has sent a destroyer into the waters around the Paracel Islands. In doing so, the United States is emphasising its right to free passage in these disputed waters. The Paracel Islands are located in the China Sea, around 350 kilometres east of the Vietnamese coast. China as well as Vietnam and Taiwan...
Participation in the European Union Naval Forces Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) operation "Irini" She has been in action a lot over the last few months, the Berlin. Commander Frigate Captain Stefan Klatt (52) said, "Over the past four months, I have taken part in Operation 'Irini' with the 'Berlin' and my crew. Our mission in this operation...
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