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Indian frigate INS Tamal (F 71) on transfer voyage

Indian frigate INS Tamal (F 71) on transfer voyage

Gepostet von | 26 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

On 30 July 2025, the Indian frigate "Tamal" (F 71) passed through the Kiel Canal on her way home. She was on a delivery voyage from Russia to the west coast of India, coming from St. Petersburg. After being christened "Tamal" in Kaliningrad at the beginning of July, India is preparing to integrate the eighth and last ship of the Krivak III frigates built in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad into its navy as the Talwar class (project 1135.6). The first three (Talwar 1st batch) had already been built in St Petersburg twenty years ago. The next three (2nd batch) were built and taken over in Kaliningrad in 2012...

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USA - another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be scrapped

USA - another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be scrapped

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

A company from the US state of Vermont has been awarded a fixed-price contract worth around 460 million euros for the scrapping, recycling and disposal of the former USS "Enterprise" (CVN-65). The work in Mobile, Alabama, is due to be completed by November 2029. When it entered service in 1961, the historic "Enterprise" was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the only ship in its class for cost reasons. With a length of 343 metres, it was also the longest warship ever to serve in the US Navy. The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2012 and decommissioned in 2017. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, "The Big...

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Russian naval operations in summer 2025

Russian naval operations in summer 2025

Gepostet von | 6 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

In the summer of 2025, the Russian Navy deployed surface units and a conventional submarine between the Baltic Sea, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The deployments were visibly and operationally closely interlinked. What can be seen as a reaction to NATO activities is also an expression of strategic adaptation and political signalling at sea.

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Argentinian sail training ship "Libertad" in Hamburg

Argentinian sail training ship "Libertad" in Hamburg

Gepostet von | 5 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

A wonderful sight to see from the banks of the Elbe The "Libertad" is the sail training ship of the Argentinian navy. The three-master, rigged as a full-rigged ship, moored at the jetties in Hamburg at midday. The ship will stay until Friday and then leave Hamburg at 10.00 am. There are 292 sailors on board. Like the German Navy's "Gorch Fock", officer candidates are being trained on the Libertad. The ship can be visited during an open ship. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 5 pm, the last admission is at 4.30 pm. Visitors are not permitted to bring large bags and rucksacks.

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