FGS Lubeck Decommissioned After 32 Years of Service
On 15 December, the frigate “Lübeck” was decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven after 32 years. It closes the chapter of the Bremen class in the Navy, which began with the keel laying…
FS Cephee Detonates First World War Artillery Shell
From 6 to 9 December 2022, the Céphée tripartite minehunter (CMT) carried out a seabed monitoring mission in the English Channel. On the night of December 7, 2022, the CMT…
FS Tonnerre Returns to Toulon for Christmas
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre reached its base port of Toulon, after a mission of 70 days, including 57 spent in the Gulf of…
USS Seawolf Returns From Deployment to New Pier in Bangor
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Wednesday, December 14, 2022, after more than seven months deployed. This marks the…
Communist Chinese Naval Cadets Embark Training Ship Zhenghe
Recently, more than 100 naval officer candidates who were undergoing pre-commissioning training at the PLA Naval Submarine Academy conducted seven-day offshore seamanship training aboard the CNS Zhenghe. The officer candidates,…
USS Ronald Reagan Returns to Yokosuka
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Yokosuka, Japan Dec. 16, following a seven-month strike group deployment across 7th Fleet. During Ronald Reagan’s…
HMS Montrose Home From Four Years in Bahrain
After more than four years away from the UK, Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose today returned to Plymouth – the last major warship which is returning home in time for…