Month: July 2023
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Chinese Fleet Gets A Russian Welcome In Vladivostok
A Chinese naval fleet began a friendly visit to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Monday, after finishing a bilateral joint drill. The fleet was welcomed at a ceremony by Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet in a Russian traditional way. It had to take part in the China-Russia Northern/Interaction-2023 exercise in the Sea of Japan…
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Chinese Navy resumes port visits to Cape Town
1 The 43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) arrived in Cape Town on the morning of 24 July for a three-day goodwill visit. Having wrapping up its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, the naval escort taskforce proceeded to the West coast of Africa,…
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Royal Navy’s ‘Swiss Army knife’ HMS Albion returns to Plymouth with almighty gun salute A gun salute took place on board the ship as friends and family on the Hoe and at Devils Point waved to loved ones on board By – Sarah ElmesPlymouthLive Editor UPDATED16:51, 27 JUL 2023
HMS Albion’s homecoming (Image: FRPU Royal Navy) An almighty gun salute from HMS Albion as she made her way back into Plymouth was heard across the city this afternoon. HMS Albion has returned home after a three-month deployment to the Baltic Sea. A gun salute took place on board the ship as friends and family on…
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HMAS Anzac conducts Exercise Lumbas 2023 in the Phillipines 28 July 2023
Philippine Navy bilateral Exercise Lumbas has drawn to a close in Subic Bay, with Anzac Class frigate HMAS Anzac taking part during a regional presence deployment that began in April. The crews of Philippine Navy ship BRP Conrado Yap and Anzac joined for the five-day exercise, which was a valuable opportunity to train together. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Commanding Officer…
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Relive Japanese naval glory aboard the Mikasa, flagship of the Combined Fleet By KELLY AGEE STARS AND STRIPES • July 27, 2023
A statue of Adm. Togo Heihachiro, who rode the HMJMS Mikasa to victory in the Battle of Tsushima Strait, stands near the ship in Yokosuka, Japan. (Kelly Agee/Stars and Stripes) BUY PHOTO The city of Yokosuka keeps a well-preserved part of Japanese naval history as a memorial to times past. HMJMS Mikasa — 121 years…