Category: Shipbuilding

Launch in Shanghai

Launch in Shanghai

Gepostet von | 5 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The third type 054A/P frigate destined for Pakistan was launched yesterday at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. The South Asian country has ordered a total of four of this type of ship from China. According to Pakistani sources, the ship will be equipped with the latest weapons systems, but no further details are known. The Type 054A, also known as the Jiangkai II class, is also used by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The Chinese version displaces a good 4000 tonnes with a length of 134 metres. In China, the armament includes a vertical launching system with 32 cells for surface-to-air and ASW missiles. There are also two quadruple launchers for...

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Seahawk for the South Korean Navy takes shape

Seahawk for the South Korean Navy takes shape

Gepostet von | 3 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Lockheed Martin has received an order to modify its Seahawk helicopter for the Korean Navy. After the Southeast Asian country decided to purchase 12 of these helicopters at the end of last year, the standardised version for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) must now be adapted to the needs and wishes of the Koreans. According to the US Department of Defence, this work is worth almost 118 million dollars and should be completed by November 2026. Following a tender, South Korea initially opted for the competitor model AW159 from Leonardo. As this helicopter had already been successfully introduced in the country's navy, the...

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US Navy honours a special admiral for the second time

US Navy honours a special admiral for the second time

Gepostet von | 1 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Things are currently going well for the US Navy, at least as far as the prospect of future deployments is concerned. After all, with the christening of the latest Virginia-class submarine at the General Dynamics shipyard in Groton, its acceptance into the US Navy's fleet list is usually only one to two years away. As the Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795), the boat will soon be travelling the world's oceans, making it unique in its class. With the exception of only one other boat in the class, all SSNs bear the names of US states. So who was the unknown to European ears that the...

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Keel laying of the USS Augusta

Keel laying of the USS Augusta

Gepostet von | 30 Jul 2021 | , , , , | 0

The keel for the next Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship is being laid today at Austal USA in Mobile. The future USS Augusta (LCS 34) is the 17th of these warships, which are intended for use in coastal waters. After the Augusta, the construction of two more of these striking ships is planned. The US Navy operates two types of Littoral Combat Ships. The Independence class, which is designed as a trimaran, is more striking. Designed for use in coastal waters, the ships are fast and manoeuvrable. However, they are regularly criticised due to their light armament. With a length of 127 metres, they displace...

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Krasnoyarsk launched

Krasnoyarsk launched

Gepostet von | 30 Jul 2021 | , , , , , | 0

The Russian nuclear submarine Krasnoyarsk was launched today (30 July) in a festive ceremony. Guests at the Sevmash shipyard on this occasion included the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Antolyevich Evmenov, and the Governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Alexander Tsybulsky. The submarine was first pulled out of the construction hall at a speed of around one metre per minute. Ivan Artyushin, Captain 2nd Rank and commander of the Krasnoyarsk, smashed a bottle of Crimean champagne on the rudder of the new warship on the way. Finally, the boat was able to enter the water for the first time. The Krasnoyarsk is a Jasen M-class boat (project...

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