HMS Vanguard
By Alf Batchelder Naval Historical Society of Australia On 6 March 1948, the Melbourne Argus reported that…never before in modern times has the sea-going strength of the Royal Navy been…
USS Canberra Second Visit in Colombo in 2026
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 26, 2026, for a scheduled logistics port call to strengthen relations with the Sri Lanka…
JMSDF Shadows Chinese Navy
On October 27, Reiwa 8, we confirmed that a total of four vessels—consisting of a Renhai-class missile destroyer and a Luyang III-class missile destroyer of the Chinese Navy, a Jiangkai…
Aquiles Deploys on Medical Mission
Around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, the AP-41 Transport Ship “Aquiles” set sail from the Molo de Abrigo to the Juan Fernández Archipelago, with the purpose of conducting a…
BAP Paita in SOLIDAREX V 2026
The Ecuadorian Navy held a welcoming ceremony for BAP Paita multipurpose support ship in the port of Manta October 21st, on its participation in the multinational exercise SOLIDAREX V 2026.…
France in Operation Baltic Sentry
From September 16 to October 13, 2026, a public service patrol vessel joined Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) and patrolled the Baltic Sea in support of NATO as…
First FS Bougainville Drydocking in Papeete
From August 3 to October 9, 2026, the overseas support and assistance vessel (BSAOM) Bougainville , assigned to the Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), carried out its first major…
