Brazilian Navy Ship Leaves for Gulf of Guinea Operation
The frigate “Liberal”, of the Brazilian Navy (MB), left the Naval Base of Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of Sunday (06), to start the 3rd edition of Operation Guinex.…
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The frigate “Liberal”, of the Brazilian Navy (MB), left the Naval Base of Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of Sunday (06), to start the 3rd edition of Operation Guinex.…
Text and photos from navsource.org Frigates USS Asheville The second Asheville was laid down 10 March 1942 as HMS Adur (K 269) by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Canada Launched, 22…
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Summary and recommendations Background 1. The Royal Australian Navy (the Navy) currently has eight ANZAC class frigates. The 2016 Defence White Paper stated that: The Government is bringing forward the future…