Austal USA has confirmed the start of design for a new manufacturing facility as a major expansion of the company’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard capability. The infrastructure expansion, which will be to the south of Austal USA’s current waterfront facility, will include a new assembly building,...
Naval auxiliary/support vessels
VESSEL REVIEW | Sandhayak – First in new hydrographic survey ship class for Indian Navy
Indian state-owned shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) recently handed over the lead ship of a new class of large hydrographic survey vessels ordered from the company by the Indian Navy. INS Sandhayak is the first vessel in the Sandhayak-class, which were designed jointly by...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 25 – Brazil’s newest submarine, Turkish and Taiwanese frigates and more
The Turkish Navy commissions its newest surface combatant while the Brazilian Navy welcomes a locally-built submarine into service. A fast transport with a range of onboard medical facilities is handed over to the US Navy. Finally, a Taiwanese yard starts construction of a light frigate for anti-submarine missions. Turkish Navy commissions lead ship of new […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | PNT Bholu – Pakistan Navy places versatile harbour tug into service
The Pakistan Navy has placed a new ASD harbour tug to provide towing and ship handling support for the service’s other surface vessels. PNT Bholu was built by local company Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in partnership with UK-based the Tor Group to a design by Scottish naval architecture...
VESSEL REVIEW | Nahshon – Israeli Navy landing craft with 2,000-tonne transport capacity
The Israeli Navy recently welcomed a new landing craft into service. Built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana, INS Nahshon has an LOA of 95 metres, a beam of 20 metres, a draught of 4.2 metres, and a displacement of approximately 2,500 tonnes. In addition to transporting troops, cargo with a total...
VESSEL REVIEW | Kalkgrund & Stollergrund – Survey and weapons test support boats for German Navy
The German Navy recently took delivery of two new survey and weapons test support vessels from German shipyard Fassmer. Named after two shoals off the town of Flensburg and the city of Kiel, Kalkgrund and Stollergrund were designed to perform diverse roles such as coastal survey, marine research,...
VESSEL REVIEW | Bolder – Small electric mooring tug for Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy recently acquired the first vessel in a new series of three small line handling tugs built by local boatbuilder Stormer Marine. Bolder and its sisters Beting and Bakspier will replace the navy’s five Schelde-class tugs, which have been in service since the 1980s. Their...
VESSEL REVIEW | Yakov Lapushkin – Russian Navy small survey boat for offshore and littoral waters
Vympel Shipyard, a division of Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, has handed over a new small hydrographic survey vessel to the Russian Navy. The vessel has been named Yakov Lapushkin in honour of a navy admiral best known for heading the Soviet Navy’s hydrographic arm during the...
VESSEL REVIEW | Matawha – Fast multi-role boats for Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy has taken delivery of three new high-speed craft in a series built by Australia-based the PFG Group via its Sentinel Boats division. The 12.6- by 3.73-metre littoral manoeuvre craft (LMC) have been named Matawha (“Copper Shark”), Ururoa (“Great White Shark”), and Mako...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 1 – South African inshore patrol vessel, Canadian naval support ship and more
The South African Navy christens its newest patrol vessel while the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomes three new fast boats to its littoral warfare force. Construction meanwhile continues on a patrol vessel for the Nigerian Navy and a support ship for the Royal Canadian Navy. South African Navy christens second Warrior-class patrol vessel The South […]
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