Russia:
Project 12700 Alexandrit-class sea-going minesweeper "Anatoly Shlemov" (651) was commissioned yesterday in Vladivostok. "Anatoly Shlemov" was laid down in July 2019 & launched in November 2021. 29 Dec 2022
Netherlands:
Walrus class SSK's HNLMS Zeeleeuw (S803), HNLMS Dolfijn (S808) and HNLMS Walrus (S802) on the synchrolift of Den Helder Naval Base, November 11, 2014.
Russia:
Project 06363 Varshavyanka (NATO Improved Kilo) class SSK "Magadan" (B-602) made an inter-fleet transition & arrived in the Far East in early October 2022 via the Northern Sea Route (Sevmorput') - an accomplishment for a diesel-electric submarine.
Project 22800 Karakurt class corvettes "Burya" (578) & "Tsiklon" (633). Built at Pella Shipyard & Zaliv Shipyard respectively, both are currently undergoing series of sea trials.
Project 21631/Buyan M-class corvette "Grad" (575). Built at A.M. Gorky Shipyard in Zelenodolsk, "Grad" was commissioned in Baltiysk on 29/12/2022.
Russia:
Project 20120 Sargan/Sarov class large experimental submarine "Sarov" (B-90), undated photo.
Project 941UM Akula (NATO Typhoon) class SSBN "Dmitriy Donskoy" (TK-208) relaunch at SEVMASH Shipyard in 2002 after modification from base Project 941 to Project 941UM for RSM-56 Bulava/SS-N-32 SLBM trials.
Project 941 Akula (NATO Typhoon) class SSBN reactor compartment prepared for disposal.
USN:
Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN-717) participate in a swim call at sea in the Pacific Ocean, July 31, 2018.
The bow sonar of a Seawolf class SSN The sphere is 24ft in diameter and is an active & passive system that can detect many frequencies
USN;
Salvage ship USS Hoist (ARS-40), left, and the ocean minesweeper USS Engage (MSO-433) moored at pier number 3. The ships are at the Washington Navy Yard in port for the 4th of July celebration. July 3, 1983
Knox class frigate USS Valdez (FF 1096) moored at Norfolk Naval Base. The amphibious assault ship USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7) is behind the Valdez. 25 April 1987
USN:
Ex-USS Boone (FFG 28) is towed from Campbeltown, Scotland, on Sept. 7, 2022, leaving port one final time prior to the sinking exercise
On 18 August 2022, Boone was towed to Campbeltown, Scotland to be sunk as part of a SINKEX involving Harpoon missiles fired by the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster, to test a new US targeting satellite.[4] The SINKEX took place on 7 September 2022 with the participation of both US and UK forces. From the sea, she was struck by two Harpoon anti-ship missiles fired by HMS Westminster and an SM-6 from USS Arleigh Burke. Meanwhile, from the air, she was struck by two Paveway IV laser-guided bombs from Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters, two JDAMs from US Air Force F-15 Eagles, a Martlet missile from Westminster's Wildcat helicopter and a Harpoon anti-ship missile from a US Navy P-8 Poseidon.
(Dec. 7, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk en route to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)
USS Decatur (DDG 73) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-A 200) Dec. 28, 2022
RN:
Type 45 or Daring-class destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) alongside HMNB Portsmouth. Dec 29, 2022. HMS Defender, HMS Severn and HMS Queen Elizabeth visible in the background
RN:
Battleship HMS Nelson sliding down the ways, 3rd of September, 1925
The 16" guns of HMS Rodney. They would see a lot of action during WW2, including finishing off the crippled Bismarck and destroying German positions in Normandy
USN:
USS Ranger (CV-4). Commander John M. Hoskins, USN (air officer) (L), with Mr. Charles Codman (Saturday Evening Post correspondent) and Lieutenant Commander William E. G. Taylor, USNR (R) in the catwalk, 27 August 1941. Grumman F4F-3 "Wildcat" in background is from VF-5
Ordnancemen working on bombs amid Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters parked on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10), circa October-December 1943. Other crewmen are watching a movie in the background.
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