Berthing at Faslane

I served here, many years ago, when H.M.S. Maidstone was the resident Depot Ship.

USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) is the penultimate American Ticonderoga-class Aegis guided missile cruiser built, in active service as of 2016.[1] She is named for the Battle of Vella Gulf, a naval engagement in the Solomons campaign of World War II.
Name: USS Vella Gulf
Namesake: Battle of Vella Gulf
Ordered: 25 February 1988
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 22 April 1991
Launched: 13 June 1992
Acquired: 12 July 1993
Commissioned: 18 September 1993
Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
Motto: Move Swiftly, Strike Vigorously
Status: in active service

USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman; and commissioned on 28 February 1987 at Bath, Maine, Commander John C. Dranchak, USN in command.
Kauffman deployed for the final time on 8 January 2015. She was decommissioned on 18 September 2015.
Name: Kauffman
Namesake:

• Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman
• Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman

Awarded: 28 October 1982
Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down: 8 April 1985
Launched: 29 March 1986
Sponsored by: Elizabeth Kauffman Bush
Commissioned: 28 February 1987
Decommissioned: 18 September 2015
Homeport: NS Norfolk, Virginia
Identification:

• Hull symbol:FFG-59
• Code letters:NJLK
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Motto:

• "Toujours en Vedette"
• ("Always in the Lead")

Nickname(s): Special K


Independência
Name: Niterói class, Mk10
Builders: Vosper Thornycroft, Navy Arsenal in Rio de Janeiro
Operators: Brazilian Navy
Built: 1975–1986
Completed: 7
Active: 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niterói-class_frigate