Remembering Exmouth
The E-class Flotilla Leader HMS Exmouth (H02) was the fourth RN ship to carry the name back to 1854. HMS Exmouth in Belfast in 1937 (IWM HU 110300) Constructed in Portsmouth in 1935 at a cost of over...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024: A Tough Little Wolf
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday to look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024: Floating Powerhouse
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
View ArticleJust days short of 60 Years in the SSBN Program…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Wednesday announced they have successfully completed the inactivation of the Moored Training Ship Sam Rayburn (MTS 635), an evolution that included prepping the boat for...
View ArticleFirst Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class SSN Arrives in Guam
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived at her new homeport of Naval Base Guam, on 26 November as part of the U.S. Navy’s “strategic laydown plan for naval forces in...
View ArticleNavy Husky on Ice
Official caption: Field technicians with the Arctic Submarine Laboratory prepare to remove ice from the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN-767) at Ice Camp Whale on the Beaufort Sea,...
View ArticleRedfish Amok!
Some 80 years ago today, the Balao-class fleet submarine USS Redfish (SS-395), on only her Second War Patrol, under the command of T/CDR Louis Darby McGregor, Jr., torpedoed and sank the brand...
View ArticleWelcome Back, Iowa
The fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa, the future USS Iowa (SSN-797), was delivered to the Navy on 22 December 2024. Commissioning is planned for Spring 2025, to be held in Groton as...
View ArticleLooks like Torpille F21 Works
Designed beginning in 2008, the French F21 Artemis heavy torpedo is under production by the Naval Group (formerly DCNS) at the Bertaud Castle (Gassin) torpedo factory which dates back to 1912....
View ArticleWarship Wednesday on a Friday Dec. 27, 2024: Taking a Licking
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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