USN:
31st July 1964, Task Force One consisting of USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach and USS Bainbridge left Norfolk on Operation Sea Orbit. The all-nuclear-powered unit travelled 30,565 miles around the world without refueling to “show the flag” and demo the Navy’s technical achievement.
RN:
January 09, 1920. Built by the John Brown & Co. shipyard, battlecruiser Hood arrives in Rosyth from Clydebank for fitting out and consecutive sea trials. She will formally enter service with the Royal Navy 4 months later.
USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) leaving San Diego. She's headed to HII in Pascagoula, Mississippi to get her guns removed and the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapons system installed. Here's the Navy release:
*"USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed San Diego, Aug 1, and will shift its homeport from San Diego to Pascagoula, Mississippi to enter a modernization period and receive technology upgrades including the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike weapons system. The upgrades will ensure Zumwalt remains one of the most technologically advanced and lethal ships in the U.S. Navy."*
USN, Australia, Japan, Sth Korea:
Ex Talisman Sabre 2023. HMAS Adelaide (L 01), USS America (LHA 6), JS Izumo (DDH 183) and ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) leading the formation.
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