The US Navy has received its final Independence-class littoral combat ship while a new submarine rescue vessel has been delivered to the Indian Navy. Construction is meanwhile ongoing on a Russian Navy landing ship and coast guard vessels for Malaysia and Italy.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun construction of a new multi-role vessel ordered by the Italian Coast Guard.
Designated as a "multi-role offshore vessel" (unita d'altura multiruolo; UAM), the 85-metre vessel will be fitted with electrically driven azimuth thrusters, two bow thrusters, a DP system, oil recovery equipment, and space for a helicopter deck as well as a rigid inflatable boat for search and rescue missions.
The US Navy took delivery of its 19th and last Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) from Austal USA in a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday, July 11.
The future USS Pierre is homeported in San Diego, from where she will be deployed to the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.
The Indian Navy took delivery of a new dive support vessel (DSV) from Hindustan Shipyard on Wednesday, July 9.
The future INS Nistar is the first in a planned class of two DSVs that will be used primarily for the rescue of crews of distressed submarines. Secondary duties will include patrols and general search and rescue.
Desan Shipyard in Turkey has begun construction of a new multi-role vessel ordered by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
Designated a "multi-purpose mission ship" (MPMS), the vessel will be classed by Türk Loydu and will measure 99 metres long upon completion. It will have facilities for storage and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of vertical takeoffs and landings.
Yantar Baltic Shipbuilding Plant, a division under Russia's state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, has laid the keel of a new Russian Navy Project 11711 or Ivan Gren-class landing ship.
Sergey Kabanov will be the fifth ship in the Ivan Gren-class. Upon completion, she will measure 120 by 16 metres and will be capable of transporting up to 13 main battle tanks or 36 armoured personnel carriers as well as 300 troops.