Royal Navy Flagship Returns to Portsmouth
Britain’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth returned to Portsmouth July 30 following four months of repairs in Scotland and a short intensive spell at sea to test her systems. The 65,000-tonne…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Repairs USS Toledo
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) leadership recognized a cross-functional team of nearly 50 employees supporting work on USS Toledo’s (SSN 769) steering hydraulic cylinder March 15 as part of the boat’s…
USCGC Forward Returns Home to Virginia
US Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to Portsmouth March 3 following a 75-day patrol of the Windward Passage. During the patrol, Forward’s crew intercepted five unlawful migrant voyages…
USCGC Tampa Returns From Florida Straits Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) and crew returned home Tuesday, following a 77-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits. Tampa deployed in support of Homeland…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Welcomes USS George H.W. Bush
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) welcomed USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) for a Planned Incremental Availability Jan. 11. In addition to equipment maintenance, this overhaul will improve ship safety along…
USCG Bear Returns From Caribbean Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 56-day deployment in the Windward Pass and Central Caribbean. Bear worked alongside other Coast…
USCGC Legare Returns From Florida Straits Patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912) returned home to Portsmouth, Virginia last week, concluding a nearly 10-week deployment to the Windward Passage and the South Florida Straits. Additionally, Legare supported…
USCGC Escanaba Returns From Eastern Pacific Drug Patrol
Escanaba returned home to Portsmouth, Monday, following a 51-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Escanaba worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters,…
Royal Navy Updates HMS Victory Restoration Progress
The world’s most famous warship was in far worse condition than experts believed when they started a £45m revamp, with her timbers reduced to “potting compost.” On the eve of…
Contract For New Drydock 4 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, a $112,468,770, fixed-price-award-fee contract for the design-bid-build construction of a new Dry Dock 4 refueling complex onboard…