Category: Shipbuilding

Ready to go

Ready to go

Gepostet von | 13 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 1

Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Inspector of the Australian Navy, has proudly announced that the new Hobart-class destroyers are ready for deployment. The last ship in the three-ship series, the HMAS Sydney, returned to Australia last month from a lengthy test voyage. Off the American and Canadian west coast, the warship built by ASC passed important tests of the on-board weapon and sensor systems. These included tests with missiles against low-flying and supersonic air targets. As many of the integrated electronic systems are also used by the US Navy, it was possible to draw on the experience of the partner navy. The Australian Navy sees this extensive similarity between the systems...

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South Korea puts its first self-developed submarine into service

South Korea puts its first self-developed submarine into service

Gepostet von | 13 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 1

The South Korean Navy commissioned the first Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine today (Friday 13 August). The boat has been built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Geoje since 2016. With a length of 83.5 metres, the type ship of the class displaces around 3360 tonnes above water and 3750 tonnes under water, with a crew of around 50 people. The Dosan Ahn Changho class boats are a Korean in-house development. In addition to six 533-millimetre torpedo tubes, the armament also includes a vertical launching system with six tubes from which cruise missiles can be fired, according to officially unconfirmed information. Speculated...

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Greenpeace protests at TKMS

Greenpeace protests at TKMS

Gepostet von | 12 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Thirteen Greenpeace activists have been demonstrating in the harbour basin of the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel since the early hours of the morning. The corvette Nitzachon, which was built at the shipyard and handed over to the Israeli navy together with its sister ship Atzmaut on 27 July, is currently still moored there. Among other things, the four Sa'ar 6 corvettes are to be used to secure the natural gas fields off the country's coast. Greenpeace is calling on the German government to immediately stop arms exports for the protection of fossil fuels. The activists' protest, which included five life rafts, four kayaks and floats, formed a line in front of the corvette...

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The Russian Pacific Fleet is expecting a new submarine

The Russian Pacific Fleet is expecting a new submarine

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Kilo-class submarines have been built in Russia since the 1980s. These boats are not only successful nationally. A total of 55 of these diesel-electric units with a displacement of 2300 tonnes have been put into service. In addition to the Russian Navy, customers also include Poland, Romania and India. Almost twenty of the successor model to Project 636, the improved Kilo class, have been delivered since 1996. They are in reliable service with the People's Liberation Army Navy of the People's Republic of China, among others. The latest Kilo II-class submarine for the Russian Pacific Fleet (Project 636.3) is now due to enter service in November. The submarines built at the Admiralty Shipyard in...

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Navantia continues to compete for new Polish frigates

Navantia continues to compete for new Polish frigates

Gepostet von | 6 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Spanish shipyard Navantia has advanced to the next round in the battle for the contract to build frigates for the Polish Navy. Apart from Navantia, only two other competitors have a chance of winning the contract. The Polish Navy would like to replace its two US-built frigates with modern units. The General Kazimierz Pulaski and the General Tadeusz Kościuszko, two Oliver Hazard Perry-class ships from the late 1970s that were taken over from the Americans and are due to be decommissioned in 2024, are currently active in the 3rd Naval Flotilla. To support Polish shipbuilding, the three new frigates are to be built in the country itself.

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