Category: Shipbuilding

DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

DGzRS christens lifeboat Erich Koschubs

Gepostet von | 22 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Sea rescue christening on Whitsun Saturday in Travemünde: The latest lifeboat of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) was named ERICH KOSCHUBS on 22 May 2021 on the Priwall. The volunteer sea rescuers at the traditional DGzRS station have a state-of-the-art 10.1-metre newbuild of the latest generation. With the words "I christen you ERICH KOSCHUBS and wish you and your crew a safe journey at all times and always a safe return home", Edeltraut Koschubs christened the new lifeboat in the name of her late husband. The 78-year-old woman from Hamburg had made the new vessel with the DGzRS internal registration number SRB 80 possible with a very generous donation. Edeltraut Koschubs was...

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Small gift for the 290th birthday

Small gift for the 290th birthday

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

21 May 2021 marks the 290th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Pacific Fleet. And what could be better on this anniversary than a gift that you can give yourself? So some thought has been put into it and the latest ship in Project 12700 has been brought into its new home port for the first time. In beautiful Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city of around 180,000 inhabitants on the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia and an important base for the Pacific Fleet, a dignified ceremony was held to mark the occasion. The Yakov Balayev is the fifth boat of the Alexandrite class, but only the fourth to be...

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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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