Category: Shipbuilding

Next, please

Next, please

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Last weekend, the future USS Carl M. Levin was handed over to her future element at Bath Iron Works. It was quietly docked in the Kennebec River, a good 100 kilometres north of Boston. The 9300-tonne destroyer is now being fitted out ready to be delivered to the Navy as the 70th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. Construction of the ship began in February 2019. The Carl M. Levinge belongs to Flight IIA and will have SM-2 and Tomahawk missiles in 96 VLS containers as its main armament. A date for commissioning has not yet been set. Text: mb; Photo: General...

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Future Type 31s will no longer be nameless

Future Type 31s will no longer be nameless

Gepostet von | 19 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The future British Type 31 frigates have been given names. Admiral Tony Radakin, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, announced on 19 May that the five planned ships will be named Inspiration Class. The units will be called Active, Bulldog, Campbeltown, Formidable and Venturer, reflecting the values and aspirations of the Royal Navy. Previously known as the General Purpose Frigate, the ships will be built by Babcock and are due to join the Navy in 2027. With a length of 139 metres, they will displace 5700 tonnes. They will replace the older Type 23s and, as with other...

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Mitsubishi tests improved SH-60K

Mitsubishi tests improved SH-60K

Gepostet von | 14 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

A prototype of the improved SH-60K from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been tested for the first time. The maiden flight took place at Nagoya Prefectural Airport on Honshu and lasted around 30 minutes. Since 2015, MHI has been working on the further development of the SH-60K, which has been in service with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force since 2005. The helicopter is based on the SH-60J, which in turn is based on the American SH-70B Sea Hawk and was produced under licence by Sikorsky. Improvements in the new version are to be found in the areas of on-board systems and flight performance. The prototype of the ten-tonne helicopter first took off in 1974...

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Two new boats for Trinidad and Tobago

Two new boats for Trinidad and Tobago

Gepostet von | 14 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Austal Australia has handed over two new patrol boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. They were named after the capital of the state, Port of Spain, and the capital of the island of Tobago, Scarborough. At just under 58 metres long and 10 metres wide, the monohull Cape-class boats have a draught of three metres. A maximum speed of 25 knots can be achieved and the operational radius is up to 3000 nautical miles. The newcomers each have two Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) with a length of 7.3 metres for operations in shallow waters or for transferring people. On behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, Lieutenant Commander Francise...

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Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Australia gives away tenth patrol boat

Gepostet von | 11 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Australian shipyard Austal has handed over what is now the tenth Guardian-class patrol boat to the country's Ministry of Defence. In a small ceremony, the boat was then immediately handed over to the Solomon Islands, an island nation in the South Pacific. The Guardian class has a length of 39.5 metres and is based on the designs of the Bay, Armidale and Cape classes. As part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Program, a total of 21 boats will be built in Australia and donated to friendly neighbours in the region. The overall programme agreed in 2016 has a contract value of 335 million Australian dollars. The programme will support twelve island nations, including Papua New Guinea, Fiji,...

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