On Monday, 2 August, the frigate Bayern set sail in the presence of the Federal Minister of Defence, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, to move to waters last sailed by the German Navy 19 years ago. The itinerary was published just in time for the departure. It is a big programme. The voyage will take the Bavarians on...
After 19 years, a German Navy ship set sail for Southeast Asia again today. The Hamburg was due to set this course at the beginning of May 2020, but the voyage had to be cancelled due to coronavirus. Despite the long preparation time, not all questions have been answered, partly due to the ongoing pandemic....
The United States Coast Guard put three new ships into service today (Thursday 29 July). From their new home port on the island of Guam, the so-called Fast Response Cutters will ensure security in the region. To this end, the Americans have signed contracts with various companies in the Pacific...
Visit of the US Deputy Naval Attaché to Rostock - Warnemünde The status of the friendship between the United States of America and Germany has developed from "complicated" to "good" since this year. This is based not only on a recognisable shared understanding of values, but also on persistent cultivation. One piece of the mosaic of this...
And they've done it again: according to the Pentagon, the American destroyer USS Benfold passed through the Formosa Strait on 28 July. The disputed strait, which is around 180 kilometres wide, forms the border between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. US units, but also ships, pass through at irregular intervals...
The British minesweeper HMS Middleton left its home port of Portsmouth on Monday. After a 6000 nautical mile voyage around Europe and crossing the Mediterranean, it is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf in the coming weeks. For at least two years, the 750-tonne displacement Hunt-class vessel will then be...
The Second World War ended more than 76 years ago. But to this day, more than 30,000 mines and other explosives lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. In issue 4-2021, marineforum reported on contaminated sites in the sea and Kiel Munition Clearance Week, which takes place in September. A short...
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...
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...
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...
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