On this day in 1950, Task Force 74, HMAS Australia (cruiser), HMAS Arunta destroyer and HMAS Warramunga destroyer, and the US Ships USS Mullany and USS Ammen, withdrew to Hollandia, after bombarding Japanese positions on Noemfoor Island. HMAS Australia fired a total of 288 rounds of 20.3 cm shells.

 

On this day in 1950, USS Valley Forge (CV 45) and HMS Triumph participated in the first carrier action of the Korean War. VF 51 aircraft from Valley Forge shot down two North Korean aircraft. The action is also the first combat test of F9F Panther and AD Skyraider. HMS Triumph operated Supermarine Seafire 47's and Fairey Fireflies.

 

USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and HMS Argyll (F231) conducting an underway replenishment with USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) in the South China Sea, January 12, 2019.

 

FGS Baden-Wurttemberg (F222), FGS Frankfurt Am Main (1412), HMCS Vancouver (331), group shot before arriving San Diego June 11.

 

Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) coming into Wellington, New Zealand - June, 2024.

 

USS The Sullivans.The museum ship USS The Sullivans (DD-537) experienced flooding on her starboard side and took on a heavy list in 2022 at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

 

HMS Gloucester (D 96) foreground, alongside combat stores ship USS Niagara Falls (AFS 3) for a RAS, with USS Fife (DD 991) in attendance.

 

Royal Navy Sandown Class Minehunter HMS Pembroke pictured sailing from HMNB Clyde in Western Scotland, when in commission. The Class was originally named the Single Role Minehunter and was planned to complement the preceding Hunt class's capabilities and be cheaper to build. Sandown MCMVs were highly manoeuvrable vessels and were considered to be the best Minehunters active in the world.

 

The Royal Navy wants three new-build mine hunting motherships. It has emerged that the RN plans to acquire up to three ‘survivable, non-complex warships’ designed from the outset to be motherships for autonomous mine-hunting boats.

 

RFA Tidesurge (A138) Tide-class replenishment tanker off coming into Portsmouth, England yesterday and heading back out the same day.

 

 

Dutch amphibious transport ship, Johan de Witt.

 

The Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), front, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), conduct operations in the Gulf of Oman, 2014.

 

HMS Iron Duke arrived in Belfast yesterday joining HMS Tyne along side for Armed Forces Day 2024.

 

July 1945: Guam, the Mariana Islands - USS George (DE 697) and USS Tillman (DD 641) are up on blocks in sectional floating drydock USS ABSD-6 while at the Fleet Anchorage prior to heading for Okinawa.

 

EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 26, 2012) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

 

HMS Kent launched 1998, outboard, being prepared for refit in HMNB Devonport, and HMS Westminster, launched 1992, awaiting formal decommissioning and scrapping

 

Italian PPA Raimondo Montecuccoli on her 6 month global tour to the Indo-Pacific region, arrived at Pearl Harbour 23rd June.

 

Big increase in Trans-Atlantic narcotic submarine activities. 4 caught so far this year. 1. Feb 14, Brazil. 2. Mar 21, Guyana (US Navy/USCG). 3. Jun 18, Spain / France. 4. Jun 26, Canary Is (Spain)