Month: February 2023
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Click here to see full post and photos – USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 27, 2023 76USNI News by U.S. Naval Institute Staff / February 28, 2023 at 06:34AM
USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 27, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Ships…
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Click here to see full post and photos – USS Chancellorsville to be Renamed After Former Slave Who Captured Confederate Ship USNI News by Sam LaGrone / February 28, 2023 at 01:54PM
// keep unread // hide Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo A guided-missile cruiser that was named after a Confederate Civil War victory will be renamed in honor of a former slave who stole a Confederate States Navy ship in…
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Click here to see full post and photos – Life Story: Derek Morten, the last surviving New Zealand World War II Fleet Air Arm pilot Lee Kenny 05:00, Feb 25 2023
1 SUPPLIED Christchurch man Derek Morten in his dress whites in 1944. OBITUARY: Life could have been very different for Derek Morten. With World War II well under way he was keen to enlist, but his father thought it was too dangerous, especially as two of his sons were already serving, one in the navy and…
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Click here to see full post and photos – Royal Navy’s HMS Protector completes Antarctic science mission for 2023 season Alex Candlin 23rd February 2023 at 11:04am
https://www.forces.net/operations/arcticantarctic/royal-navys-hms-protector-protects-wildlife-and-reaches-inaccessible HMS Protector is the Royal Navy’s only ice patrol ship (Picture: Royal Navy). HMS Protector, the Royal Navy’s only ice patrol ship, has completed her Antarctic scientific mission for this season – safeguarding birdlife and laying the groundwork for further research. The icebreaker accessed a previously inaccessible area so its crew could lay the groundwork…
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Click here to see full post and photos – Watch: Royal Navy frigate shows off its torpedo firepower with slow-mo video Alex Walters 23rd February 2023 at 6:34am
Play Video Watch: “Torpedoes Away! … Practicing our weapon drills regularly ensures we maintain our fighting edge”, HMS Portland posted on Twitter. Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Portland has been showing off its torpedo skills. On Twitter, footage of the Royal Navy frigate showed it practising weapon drills in the “beautiful waters of Northern…