Keel Laid for Future Type 26 HMS Birmingham
On the fourth day of the fourth month the fourth Type 26 frigate – and the fourth ship to bear the name Birmingham – began to take shape on the…
NRP Arpão Begins Longest Ever Portuguese Submarine Deployment
The NRP Arpão left Lisbon Naval Base April 4th to participate in the Open Sea Initiative, in the South Atlantic, until the beginning of August. During the 120 days of…
Finland Joins NATO as 31st Ally
Finland became NATO’s newest member April 4, 2023 upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Allies…
USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Commissions in Port Hueneme
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) commissioned at Port Hueneme aboard Naval Base Ventura County, April 1. “Littoral Combat Ships are versatile platforms. A successor in heritage…
HMNZS Te Kaha in Operation Enduring Freedom
On 11 November 2002 the NZ Government announced that frigate HMNZS Te Kaha, as well as a P-3 Orion, would be deployed to the international operations campaign against the Taliban…
Thirty-year Labor of Love Gifted to Navy
More than a quarter of a century after HMNZS Monowai decommissioned from the RNZN fleet, a meticulously-constructed model has made its return to Devonport Naval Base. A model of the…
USS Nitze Returns From Deployment
USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, April 5, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Nitze deployed…
Former HMNZS Rotoiti & Pukaki Going to Ireland by Heavy Lift Ship
Two former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels, Rotoiti and Pukaki, are about to embark on a journey to their new home port in Ireland, leaving an economic…
ABB to Power Two New Finnish Coast Guard Ships
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package comprising two Azipod® propulsion units and the Onboard DC Grid™ power system…
Makin Island ARG Concludes Sang Yong 2023 with ROK Navy
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy completed Exercise Sang Yong 2023 (SY23), April 3. The Makin Island ARG, comprised of amphibious assault ship…