16 inch shell, and six cordite bags on the deck of USS Iowa.

 

The Operations Room of HMS Queen Elizabeth.

 

Type 23 frigates in Devonport this week. (1) HMS Westminster - still in commission but will probably be scrapped. (2) HMS Kent about to begin refit outboard of HMS Argyll - completing refit? future uncertain. (3) HMS Sutherland LIFEX refit nearing completion, will rejoin the fleet later this year.

https://www.navylookout.com/snapshot-the-royal-navy-escort-fleet-in-april-2024/

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship in Norfolk, Virginia at the BAE Systems Shipyard - April 20, 2024.

 

USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) enters dry dock as part of "DDG Mod 2.0". The 2 step process includes a complete mid-life overhaul and new systems like SLQ-32(V)7 first, then the new SPY-6(V)4 radar later. April 18(?), 2024. USS Chung Hoon also recently docked for this work.

 

HMS Portland outbound from Faslane yesterday afternoon.

 

The Royal Navy’s latest Astute Class submarine has been officially named at BAE Systems’ Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. HMS Agamemnon.