US Navy

Report to Congress on Navy Distributed Maritime Operations

The following is the July 3, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations Concept.

From the report

Introduction

Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is the operating concept of the Department of the Navy (or DON, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) for using U.S. naval (i.e., Navy and Marine Corps) forces in combat operations against an adversary, particularly China, that has substantial capabilities for detecting and attacking...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/04/report-to-congress-on-navy-distributed-maritime-operations

Keel laid for US Navy’s sixth John Lewis-class fleet oiler

Rendering of a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler

General Dynamics NASSCO laid the keel of a future US Navy John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO) in a ceremony on Friday, June 21. The sixth ship in the John Lewis-class will be named USNS Sojourner Truth in honour of an African-American former slave and human rights activist. Like its...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-auxiliary-support/keel-laid-for-us-navys-sixth-john-lewis-class-fleet-oiler/

Name confirmed for US Navy’s sixth Constellation-class frigate

Rendering of a US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that a future US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) will be named USS Galvez. The ship honours Conde Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, who provided supplies, intelligence, and military support to the American colonists during the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/name-confirmed-for-us-navys-sixth-constellation-class-frigate/

US Department of the Navy requests interested parties for medium unmanned surface vehicle information

US Navy medium USV Ranger

The Department of the Navy, the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Program Executive Office (PEO) Unmanned and Small Combatants (USC), and the Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) have issued a request for information (RFI) on medium unmanned surface vehicles (MUSVs). The navy is conducting market research to determine if resources/sources […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/us-department-of-the-navy-requests-interested-parties-for-medium-unmanned-surface-vehicle-information/

Future US Navy towing and salvage ship to honour Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island

Rendering of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship

A future US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) will be named USNS Narragansett in honour of the Narragansett Native American Tribe of Rhode Island, US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro confirmed on Tuesday, June 18. The naming selection of the future Narragansett follows...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/salvage/future-us-navy-towing-and-salvage-ship-to-honour-narragansett-tribe-of-rhode-island/

Russia resumes search for submarine lost in World War II

A Soviet Navy Leninets-class submarine, date unknown

The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an expedition has been launched to attempt to locate a Soviet Navy submarine that was lost off the northern coast of Japan in the closing weeks of World War II. Russian Navy hydrographic ships will begin combing the waters of La Perouse Strait...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/russia-resumes-search-for-submarine-lost-in-world-war-ii/

Tugs and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | June 18 – Harbour tugs for UK, Chinese and Greek owners plus naval support vessels for US and Philippines

Deliveries include a harbour tug for a Greek towage provider and two support tugs for the Philippine Navy. The US Navy formally names a new salvage ship. Construction starts in China on a vessel for a local owner. Finally, a UK harbour authority places a newbuilding order. Greece’s Seagate welcomes new tug to fleet Greek […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/harbour-tugs-and-operation/tugs-and-salvage-vessel-news-roundup-june-18-harbour-tugs-for-uk-chinese-and-greek-owners-plus-naval-support-vessels-for-us-and-philippines/

Crew safely evacuated from bulk carrier hit by Houthi attack

The rescued Filipino crew of the Liberian-flagged coal carrier Tutor in Bahrain just prior to their flight to Manila, June 16, 2024

The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has confirmed that the 21 Filipino crewmembers of a commercial vessel that suffered damage in an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group last week have been safely evacuated. The sailors of the Liberia-flagged, Greek-owned coal carrier Tutor were...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/crew-safely-evacuated-from-bulk-carrier-hit-by-houthi-attack/

US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Cherokee Nation

Christening ceremony of the US Navy Navajo-class towing, rescue and salvage ship USNS Cherokee Nation, June 8, 2024

The US Navy christened its newest Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) in a ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, on Saturday, June 8. The future USNS Cherokee Nation is the second Navajo-class vessel. Construction is being undertaken by Bollinger Shipyards, which is also building another...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/salvage/us-navy-christens-towing-and-salvage-ship-cherokee-nation/

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