Naval News – US Navy decommissions 5 year old Naval Ship – 14.08.2023
On Monday 14th August, 2023 the U.S. Navy decommissioned the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Sioux City LCS after less than five years in service. She was built by Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, and commissioned on 17th November, 2018, at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. “Though our ship’s service ends today, her legacy does not. For […]
Malta Naval Visits – FFG 50 USS TAYLOR – 17.02 – 21.02.2007
On Friday 17th February, 2007 at 1446 hrs the United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS TAYLOR FFG 50 entered Grand Harbour, Malta for a 4 day Diplomatic Visit assisted by 2 Tug Malta tugs FELICA and PAWLINA. Ship is named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (1925–1965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his […]
Naval News – USS ZUMWALT DDG 1000 delivered – 24.04.2020
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the USS ZUMWALT DDG 1000, the lead ship in the Navy’s next generation multi-mission destroyer. DDG 1000 USS ZUMWALT achieved Hull Mechanical & Electrical delivery from shipbuilder General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works in May 2016. With this latest delivery, she will transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next […]
