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Poll - Cammetts Feedback Wanted!

With the interest here of late in the new update sets, Robin Carpenter from Cammetts thinks there is great scope for a collaboration between this forum and himself to identify items that would improve the overall build of Italeri’s S-100.
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Invitation to Armorama campaign

Andrzej Snigorski would like to invite you all to a campaign that will start in August this year on Armorama.com. This is diorama campaign called Bitter taste of defeat and it's focused on defeated troops, ruins and damaged vehicles. It would be great to see some sea/water dioramas with damaged ships and boats and you are the best men to make this kind of stuff!
Campaign




Brunel’s SS Great Britain

Today’s website is Brunel’s SS Great Britain. This webpage chronicles the history of the first ocean-going ship to have an iron hull and a screw propeller. Enjoy.
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This Day in U.S. Naval History

1814 - USS Constitution captures the British brig Catherine.
1906 - Battleship USS Rhode Island (BB 17) is commissioned.
1945 - U.S. Marines, with Naval gunfire support, land on Iwo Jima. The island is secured March 16.
1991 - USS Beaufort (ATS 2) and minesweeper escort USS Adroit (MSO 509) maneuver through an uncharted mine field to reach USS Princeton (CG 59), which was damaged by a mine in the Persian Gulf two days before. Beaufort and Adroit proceed to tow Princeton to a Gulf port for a detailed inspection.


Navantia Performs First Sea Trials of Malaysian Submarine ‘Tun Razak’
Source: Navantia

This submarine will be delivered to the Royal Malaysian Navy in October, one year after it was floated.

On February 11th, Navantia began sea trials in waters off Cartagena of the second Scorpene submarine that the consortium formed by the French company DCNS and NAVANTIA is building for the Royal Malaysian Navy, and which had been christened “Tun Razak”.

The aim of this sortie was to commence checks on the operation of the different equipment that has been installed on the submarine. This first phase of trials will last until the end of April.

After a subsequent period of approximately 3 months during which the submarine will be in dry dock for routine maintenance work, the second phase of sea trials will be performed until October 25 of this year, the date scheduled for delivery of the Tun Razak to the Royal Malaysian Navy.

The Tun Razak submarine was set afloat and christened during a ceremony that took place at NAVANTIA’s shipyard in Cartagena on October 8 last year, which was presided over by their Royal Majesties the King and Queen of Malaysia.

The first of the two submarines, named Tunku Abdul Rahman, was delivered to this Asian country’s Navy on January 26 this year in Toulon, France.

The main characteristics of the submarine are:
-- Length overall: 66.4 m.
-- Submerged displacement: 1,700 t
-- Autonomy: 50 days
--Crew: 31


Northrop Grumman Completes Builder's Sea Trials for USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)
Source: Northrop Grumman Corp

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed builder's sea trials of the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77).

Builder's sea trials provide an opportunity to test systems, components and compartments at sea for the first time. The trials also include high-speed runs and a demonstration of the carrier's other capabilities.

“The road to get CVN 77 to this point has been a long journey that started in January 2001 with the detailed design and construction contract,'' said Scott Stabler, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's vice president overseeing the project. “Since then, we've worked millions of man hours, installed more than eight and a half million feet of cable, updated more than 70 percent of the design, and brought 90,000 tons of steel to life. Seeing CVN 77 in action, doing what she was built to do, brings a great sense of pride and accomplishment. She's a credit to the shipbuilders from every part of the shipyard that made this possible.''

“Builder's trials is a very exciting time for the crew of USS George H.W. Bush as it is the first time we take her to sea,'' said Capt. Kevin E. O'Flaherty, the aircraft carrier's commanding officer. “The success of sea trials wouldn't be possible without the hard work of the ship's crew working alongside the shipbuilders to test and train on this complex and capable ship. I'm very impressed by the dedication of all.''

USS George H. W. Bush sailors, shipbuilders from Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, and the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding and NAVSEA personnel worked side-by-side testing systems to ensure the warship can operate in defense of freedom around the world for the next 50 years. Also taking part in the sea trials were Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; and Rear Admiral Michael McMahon, the Navy's program executive officer for aircraft carriers.

Following builder's trials, the ship will undergo acceptance trials, conducted by representatives of the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, to test and evaluate the ship's systems and performance. Upon completion of acceptance trials, the ship will return to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va.

Named after America's 41st president, USS George H. W. Bush is the 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Its keel was laid Sept. 6, 2003; it was christened Oct. 7, 2006 and commissioned Jan. 10, 2009. At 1,092 feet in length, USS George H. W. Bush is nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall. Upon delivery to the Navy in the spring, it will weigh 97,000 tons and carry more than 80 combat aircraft. Its top speed will exceed 30 knots, and powered with two nuclear reactors, it will operate for more than 20 years without refueling.


Photo of the Day



USS Franklin returning to Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs.
Source: Historylink101.com

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