The Royal Navy has launched an investigation into a fire incident that occurred aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth while it was moored at a naval base in Scotland earlier this month. The incident occurred at around 23:50 local time on March 8 while the carrier was tied alongside an...
HMS Queen Elizabeth
USS George H.W. Bush Operates with French, Italian Carriers in the Ionian Sea
From top clockwise ITS Cavour (CVH 550), FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
U.S., French and Italian aircraft carriers operated together near Italy, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) joined with Italian carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) and the French carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) for unspecified exercises in the Ionian Sea a week after the Pentagon announced five allied carriers would operate in Europe.
“We are stronger when we work together,...
5 Aircraft Carriers Set to Operate Together in Europe for NATO Exercise
From top left clockwise USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), ITS Cavour (CVH 550), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
U.S. aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will exercise with aircraft carriers from France, Italy and the United Kingdom as part of a joint operation across Europe meant to show NATO interoperability, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
The two American carrier strike groups, their embarked air wings...
Royal Navy destroyer assists sailors on yacht in distress near Isle of Wight
The Royal Navy reports that one of its warships rescued four people from a yacht that was taking on water and at risk of sinking in the English Channel late last week. Th ..
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HMS Queen Elizabeth Departs U.K. to Sub for Damaged HMS Prince of Wales in East Coast Tour
HMS Queen Elizabeth sails from Portsmouth on Sept. 7, 2022. UK Royal Navy Photo
British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) set sail for the U.S. on Wednesday while its sister ship HMS Prince of Wales (R09) prepares for a major repair to its propulsion system, the U.K. Royal Navy announced.
Ahead of a planned European deployment, Queen Elizabeth will step in for some of the stops for Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy said.
“In the coming months, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be at the heart of a...
UK Carrier HMS Prince Of Wales Hits Bottom En Route To America
Britain’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales suffered a serious mechanical issue that will require drydocking. The problem – which the UK Defense Journal reports was propeller damage after “hitting…
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COLUMN | Standing up to China: tensions mount in Asian waters [Naval Gazing]
For many years, paramilitary patrol ships of the China Coast Guard (CCG) and its predecessor, China Maritime Surveillance, usually lightly-armed, but often with the reinf ..
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First Sea Lord: U.K. Royal Navy Will Keep Persistent Presence in Pacific
An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the ‘Wake Island Avengers’ of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VFMA) 211, launches from the flight deck of U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), while the ship steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), and Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), as the ships transit the Bay of Bengal as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX), Oct. 17, 2021. US Navy Photo
The...
UK firm completes ammunition loading jetty for Royal Navy’s surface fleet
The third and final jetty refurbishment to support the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers has been handed over to its operators. The Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen M ..
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 13, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 13, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:295Ships Underway
Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
51 | 20 | 71 |
In Yokosuka, Japan
Cmdr. Cody Lutke from...
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