March 17, 2020 – SeaWaves Magazine

USS John P Murtha Supporting NASA Tests

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March 17, 2020 – With the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the distance, helicopters from the HSC-23 squadron fly by a test version of an Orion capsule during Underway Recovery Test-8 in the Pacific Ocean. During this first full mission profile test of the recovery procedures for Artemis I, NASA’s Landing and Recovery team met their objectives. Artemis…

Navy Museums Temporarily Close

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March 16, 2020 – Naval History and Heritage Command has directed all U.S. Navy museums to temporarily close to the public until March 31 as a precautionary measure to avoid large groups of people to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of museum visitors, staff and volunteers is a top priority. NHHC is closely monitoring the…

Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation Donates Second Ship to Greek Navy

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Following “ATLAS I”, the first General Support ship donated by the Panos Laskaridis family, President of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, to the Hellenic Navy in December 2019, a new donation of an even newer, larger and more powerful ship is now uderway. The new ship, named “VICTOR”, is 85 meters long and has a displacement of 4,500 tons, built in…

HII Wins Ulsan-class Batch-III Contract

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March 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – Hyundai Heavy Industries is building the latest Navy escort ship of the Republic of Korea. Hyundai Heavy Industries recently signed a contract for ‘Detailed Design of Ulsan-class Batch-III and Construction of Leadership’ with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. This is the first trap of the 6,500 ton-class new escort ship construction project introduced by…