Oliver Hazard Perry class Archives

August 25, 2020

COLUMN | Naval confrontations as tensions build up in the Mediterranean [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on August 25, 2020. Posted in Naval, Work Boat World Features.

Civil war in Libya, and a complex web of contested, oil and gas prospecting-linked, maritime territorial claims, encompassing EEZs, maritime zones and continental ..

August 19, 2019

Taiwanese warships carry out missile firings

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on August 19, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Taiwan’s Republic of China Navy (ROCN) recently released images of exercises which it held in the Taiwan Straits, apparently in response to the exercise conducted by ..

January 31, 2020

COLUMN | The Turkish Navy – an increasingly potent player in a turbulent region [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on January 31, 2020. Posted in Naval, Work Boat World Features.

The Turkish Navy (TN) has long faced numerous operational challenges, including complex territorial disputes with Greece, a demanding commitment to NATO, and large scale ..

November 11, 2018

Taiwan commissions two ex-US Navy frigates

Written by Baird Maritime on November 11, 2018. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Taiwanese government commissioned a pair of ex-US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates on Thursday, November 8.

August 24, 2019

Deployment swan song for two veteran Australian warships

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on August 24, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

Canberra is currently striving on many fronts to counter China’s pervading influence in the Indo Pacific region. On February 17, in the latest initiative in pursuit ..

August 17, 2017

US Navy to commission USS Lewis B Puller

Written by Baird Maritime on August 17, 2017. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The US Navy will commission the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B Puller (ESB 3) during a ceremony today at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Al Hidd, Bahrain.