Yachting – German State yacht of Hitler’s Third Reich AVISO HELA
One of the Historical yachts that were built is no doubt the former German State yacht of Hitler’s Third Reich and HQ of German submarine fleet commander , the AVISO HELA. She was under the command of gross-admiral Doenitz, inventor of “wolfpack” tactic of U-Boot during the WWII. The Ship was also used as government […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2 Russian Navy Gepard Class Frigates damaged in drone attack – November 2024
Ukrainian forces have attacked a Russian Naval Base in the Caspian Sea for the first time, according to local authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan. The Russian Naval base at the port of Kaspiysk is far from the front lines of the war. The small seaport is located about 800 nautical miles east of […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2 more naval ships gone during May 2024
Ukraine continues to report a string of successes against the Russian Navy. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, a minesweeper was destroyed during the night of May 18-19 as part of its attacks on occupied Crimea. The Russian Black Sea fleet Project 266M or Natya Class ocean minesweeper is the RFS KOVROVETS that was […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 111 year old Russian Navy Salvage Vessel RFS KOMMUNA hit in Crimea – 21.04.2024
In occupied Crimea, the large Russian Navy RFS KOMMUNA which has been moored in Striletska Bay , Sevastopol for a number of years was hit in the upper wheelhouse by Ukrainian Defence Forces with an R-360 Neptune missile. The governor of Sevastopol reported that an anti-ship missile had been repelled in Sevatopol and that “fragments […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2 More Russian Navy Ships Hit – 26.03.2024
On Tuesday 26th March, 2024 Ukraine has claimed yet another successful strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF), that another Ropucha Class landing ship KONSTANTIN OLSHANSKY had been hit by a Neptune R-360 anti-ship missile. The inactive Ropucha class landing ship was captured from Ukraine during Russia’s unlawful annexation of Crimea in 2014 by the Russian […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Ukraine hit 2 Russian navy Landing Ships – 24.03.2024
On Sunday 24th March, 2024 Ukraine stated that it hit 2 two Russian Navy Ropucha Class/Project 775 III landing ships RFS AZOV and RFS YAMAL along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, in a huge overnight attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol. There has been no […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Russian Navy Patrol Ship RFS SERGEY KOTOV destroyed – 05.03.2024
The Russian Navy Project 22160 Patrol Ship RFS SERGEY KOTOV (Russian: Сергей Котов) was attacked by Ukrainian forces using MAGURA V5 maritime drones, with Ukrainian intelligence claiming on 5th March 2024 the ship was sunk. As a result of the attack by Magura V5 naval drones, the RFS SERGEY KOTOV suffered damage to the stern, […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Ukraine sunk another Russian Navy Warship – 14.02.2024
With 13 days apart Ukrainian Forces sunk another Russian Navy Warship that belonged to the Black Sea Fleet on Wednesday 14th February, 2024 , the Ropucha Class landing ship RFS TSEZAR KUNIKOV (BDK-64). She was built in Poland at Stocznia Polnocna at Gdansk and commissioned on 30th October 1986 she was a Project 775 (NATO reporting […]
Passenger Ships – Soviet ferry GRUZIYA
One of the former Soviet Passenger/Car Ferry built in Finland was the Belorussija Class – GRUZIYA. She was built by Oy Wartsila AB, Turku Shipyard, Finland, today Meyer Turku in 1975 as one of the five sisters in the class. She was launched on 18th October 1974 and delivered on 30th June 1975 and was named […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Another Russian Navy Warship Gone – 01.02.2024
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) stated that last Thursday 1st February, 2024 its operatives sunk a Russian Navy Tarantul Class Missile Corvette RFS IVANOVETS 854 from the Black Sea Fleet overnight off of occupied Crimea. Ukraine used six Magura V5 maritime suicide drones to sink the naval vessel as per Ukraine’s intelligence chief. Each of these […]
