USCGC Thetis Intercepts $70 Million in Illegal Narcotics
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned home to Key West September 15th following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.…
USCGC Tampa Returns From Caribbean Patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) and crew returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Tuesday, after a 67-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Tampa…
HMS Prince of Wales Returns to Portsmouth
Britain’s biggest warship is all systems go – and primed for front-line duties – as she returns home to Portsmouth August 4th. HMS Prince of Wales has spent the last…
USCGC Legare Returns From Florida Straits Patrol (Video)
USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to their home port in Portsmouth Thursday following a 69-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits. Legare deployed in support of Homeland…
£1m Drive to bring “King’s Warship” Home to Portsmouth
A home in Portsmouth Naval Base awaits the ‘King’s own warship’ – veteran minesweeper HMS Bronington – if enthusiasts can save her. A plum site in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has…
Maps of Armada Victory on Show in Portsmouth for 45 Days
You have just 45 days to see one of the greatest treasures in British naval history before they return to storage for months, perhaps years, to protect them. The Armada…
Our Yard History: Dry Dock 1 and USS Delaware
Much has been written about Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock 1, but on June 17, 2023, we should take pause to remember that upon this site 190 years ago naval…
Building 178 Bringing the Building Ways into the 21st Century
Visible from across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an impressive structure known as the “Building Ways” (Building 178), with its iconic blue marquee proudly displaying: “Portsmouth Naval…
HMS Enterprise Decommissioned
HMS Enterprise’s 20-year Royal Navy career formally ended today at a decommissioning ceremony in Portsmouth Naval Base. The ship was the second of two Echo-class survey ships – alongside HMS…
USS Iowa Gun Tube #270 – An Amazing Final Journey
The USS Iowa (BB 61) has a proud early naval history of service to the United States by projecting our overseas strength and providing firepower soon after it was commissioned…