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Navy Word of the Day

Continuing on with your Naval education Jim Adams bring you another installment of MSW’s Navy Word of the Day.
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The American Victory Ship & Museum

Today’s website is The American Victory Ship & Museum. The mission of the American Victory Museum & Ship is to provide an unforgettable voyage of discovery through American Maritime History via a world-class, shipboard, maritime museum dedicated to honoring the men and women who built, sailed, protected and provided service, worldwide, through the American Merchant Fleet since 1775 during times of peace and war. Enjoy.
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This Day in U.S. Naval History

1833 - Capt. David Geisinger of the sloop Peacock negotiates the first commercial treaty with the King of Siam.
1922 - USS Jupiter is recommissioned as Langley (CV 1), the Navy's first aircraft carrier.
1939 - The Naval Research Lab recommends financing a research program to learn to obtain power from uranium.


New Modern MCMV for the Swedish Navy
Source: Kockums AB

Minehunting is one of the Swedish Navy’s specialities. The introduction of the upgraded Koster-series provides the Swedish Navy with new vessels at the cutting edge of technology. It is Kockums that has been entrusted with the upgrade of five former Landsort-class MCMVs.

The key elements of this new MCMV concept are new combat management systems, search radar and fire control systems, as well as new sonar and new ROVs.

HMS Koster and HMS Vinga have already been handed over to the end customer, FMV (the Swedish Defence Matériel Administration). The next step is when they are commissioned for service with the Swedish Navy.

At the same time, HMS Landsort has been decommissioned and mothballed. Her fate is uncertain. She will either be sold or employed in some other capacity. Whatever her fate, her former commanders – who had gathered for a small farewell ceremony – were unanimous in their opinion that HMS Landsort had proved herself to be a fantastic vessel during her 25-years service in the Swedish Navy.

Now HMS Koster will head this newly upgraded series of five vessels, which are designed to meet today’s most stringent requirements. It means that the Swedish Navy has acquired a modern mine countermeasures system with a new generation of subsea ROVs, advanced air defence capability and extended mission capability.


General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Carl Brashear
Source: General Dynamics NASSCO

SAN DIEGO --- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today delivered USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor of the first African-American to qualify and serve as a Master Diver. Brashear's life story was portrayed in the 2000 movie Men of Honor.

Construction of the USNS Carl Brashear began in May 2007. NASSCO has incorporated international marine technologies and commercial ship-design features into T-AKE-class ships, including an integrated electric-drive propulsion system, to minimize operating costs during their projected 40-year service life. With a cargo capacity of more than 10,000 tons, the primary mission of T-AKE ships is to deliver food, ammunition, fuel and other provisions from shore stations to combat ships at sea.

Including the Carl Brashear, NASSCO has delivered the first seven ships of the T-AKE class and has construction contracts for five additional ships. The Navy has also awarded contracts to NASSCO for the long-lead material for two more ships for a total class of 14 T-AKE vessels.

"As we pass the halfway mark for this highly successful, U.S. Navy auxiliary program, the performance of the NASSCO team and the ships have been outstanding," said Frederick J. Harris, president of General Dynamics NASSCO. "As a result of numerous production and process improvements, we are delivering each hull more efficiently and with fewer man-hours than the previous one. And from all reports, the deployed ships have proven their ability to ably serve the fleet in their primary mission and in a variety of other roles."


Photo of the Day



Small boats participate in a high value asset escort exercise off the coast of Barbados at the culmination of a two-week Southern Partnership Station waterborne security course taught by members of the Navy Expeditionary Training Command.

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