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First Spanish S-80 christened

First Spanish S-80 christened

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 1

In the presence of Spain's King Felipe VI and his wife, the country's newest submarine was christened at the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena on 22 April. Crown Princess Leonor, the King's eldest daughter and Princess of Asturias, had the honour of performing the naming ceremony and smashing the traditional bottle of red wine against the ship's side. The boat with the hull number S-81 was henceforth named Isaac Peral . It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres...

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SNMCMG 2 exercises off the Italian coast

SNMCMG 2 exercises off the Italian coast

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

After a two-day harbour visit in La Spezia, the units of the Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) took part in a mine exercise. The group, consisting of the Turkish flagship Sokullu Mehmet Pasa and the minehunters Orion (France), Evropi (Greece), Termoli (Italy), Tajo (Spain) and Ayvalik (Turkey), was confronted with a realistic scenario. Asymmetric threats also played a role here. The ITA Minex exercise is conducted annually under Italian leadership to train the skills of the staff and crews. Text: mb; Photos: Marine Nationale, Marina Militare, Turkish...

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Russian ships pass through Gibraltar

Russian ships pass through Gibraltar

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

On 19 April, four Russian ships crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on a westerly course. The units, which belong to the Baltic Fleet, are on their way back to their home port of Baltiysk (Pillau), where they are expected at the end of April. In addition to the corvette Stojkij, the tanker Kola and the ocean-going tug Yakov Grebesky, the small group also includes the work platform PM-82. The ships were en route for around four months. The corvette and tanker took part in multinational manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean and visited ports in Iran, Oman and Sudan. In addition to AAW and ASW exercises, the crew of the Stojkij also trained in combating...

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Navy cancels the name Tirpitz

Navy cancels the name Tirpitz

Gepostet von | 21 Apr 2021 | , , | 4

Until now, the German Navy base in Kiel has also been known as Tirpitzhafen. Now this name is to disappear and the site will officially be known as the Kiel-Wik naval base. Other incriminating names are also to be replaced by names that commemorate neutral persons or persons associated with the German resistance. The Scheermole will thus become the Oskar Kusch Mole. This is to honour First Lieutenant Oskar Kusch, a submarine commander during the Second World War, who attracted attention in the navy because of statements critical of the regime and was executed on the firing range in Kiel-Holtenau in 1944. The Tirpitzmole also loses its name and is to be named after the poet Gorch Fock.

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Launching of the fifth boat in the Astute class

Launching of the fifth boat in the Astute class

Gepostet von | 21 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Royal Navy's latest submarine was launched for the first time on 20 April at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. Prior to this, the 7400-tonne unit, whose keel laying was celebrated in October 2011, was pulled out of the assembly hall. In future, the nuclear-powered submarine will sail the world's oceans under the name Anson. All seven boats in the Astute class are currently under construction or have already been delivered to the Royal Navy. Their unit price is around 1.7 billion pounds. In return, they offer the taxpayer the certainty of being able to fire up to 38 Tomahawk Block IVs worldwide, depending on the load. The length of the boats is 97 metres,...

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