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Navy Word of the Day ~ 07/21/09
Continuing on with your Naval education we bring you another installment of MSW’s Navy Word of the Day.
Navy Word of the Day




Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Today’s website is the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum, operated by Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. The museum is dedicated to the study of 220 years of naval history in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region. Enjoy.
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This Day in U.S. Naval History

1823 - After pirate attack, Lt. David G. Farragut leads landing party to destroy pirate stronghold in Cuba.
1944 - Invasion and recapture of Guam begins.
1946 - In first U.S. test of adaptability of jet aircraft to shipboard operations, XFD-1 Phantom makes landings and takeoffs without catapults from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42).
1987 - Navy begins Operation Earnest Will, escorting first Kuwaiti tanker convoy in the Persian Gulf.


BR71 Baynunah, the Biggest Naval Vessel Built by CMN
Source: Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie

On June 25, 2009, the Baynunah First of Class has been launched in Cherbourg.

The ceremony has been performed in the presence of the UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Staff Lt General Hamad Thani Al Rumaithi, the UAE Navy Chief of Staff, Staff Major General Ahmed Al Tunaiji, the Deputy of the French Navy Chief of Staff, VADM Jacques Launay and of the North Sea and Channel Maritime Prefect, VA Philippe Périssé, as well as of Staff Brigadier Salem Al Zaabi, UAE Defence Attaché in Paris and Mr Jean-Luc Laboureyras, representing the Ministry of Defence DGA/DDI (Direction of International Development of General Delegation for Armament).

This vessel is the first unit of a series of 6 missile light corvettes, ordered end of 2003 by the UAE Navy, the five following units being built by ADSB (Abu Dhabi Ship Building) in the UAE under a transfer of technology contract under CMN supervision.

The FoC launched on June 25, the biggest military vessel ever built by CMN, will be from now on submitted to adjustments and tests and trials during the coming two years prior to rejoin its port of registry, Abu Dhabi.


ST Engineering Awarded Training Contract by the Republic of Singapore Navy
Source: ST Engineering

SINGAPORE --- The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has awarded a contract, worth an estimated S$20m, to ST Engineering to provide education cum training services and a training ship to the RSN. In addition, ST Engineering will provide RSN with the use of a vessel for navigation and seamanship training at sea.

The three-year contract commences immediately with an option for another three years thereafter. The contract is signed with ST Education & Training, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering.

Under this Integrated Training Workforce (ITWF) contract, ST Electronics' instructors will fulfil some of the RSN's training needs. These include instructional services, curriculum development and subject matter expert consultancy. The subjects will cov er a wide variety of professional topics spanning warfare, navigation, weaponry, communications, under-water systems, electronics, damage control and power generation. Also included are professional topics such as Bridge Resource Management, Safety and Quality Improvement. The training will be conducted for officers, officer cadets and all levels of warrant officers, specialists and full-time National Servicemen.

"This contract reinforces the strategic partnership between ST Electronics and the RSN. With ST Electronics' role in training its personnel, the Navy can more ably channel its resources towards its operational tasks," said SEAH Moon Ming, President, ST Electronics.

ST Electronics has been a strategic training partner of the RSN since 2002, when the ITWF was formed by a group of qualified and experienced ex-RSN instructors to work in the Navy's schools, training institutes and onboard RSN ships. RSN training requirements are stringent and demand specialisation. This training concept allows the RSN to retain and benefit from experience and knowledge within the institutions.

ST Electronics has been providing simulation systems and training services to its defence and commercial customers for over 20 years. It has supplied various training systems to the defence sector and provided a ship handling simulator for training Navy personnel. Its customers include the Singapore Police Coast Guard, the Indian Coast Guard and the Royal Brunei Navy.

The award of this contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.


Photo of the Day



The Royal Australian Navy refueling tanker HMAS Success (OR-304), center, conducts a refueling at sea with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), top, and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

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