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Feature - Andrea Doria D553 (Italian DDG)

MSW crew-mate David J. Salvin shares his build story of Delphis Models Andrea Doria D553 in this MSW Feature.




India Approves $10.7bn Submarine Deal
Source: naval-technology.com

The Indian Defence Ministry has approved a Rs500bn ($10.7bn) project to build six new-generation submarines for the Indian Navy.

Under the program, which is codenamed Project-75 India (P-75I), all six diesel electric submarines will be built with air-independent propulsion systems and incorporate stealth, land-attack capability and a wide range of next-generation technologies, according to the Times of India.

The request for proposal will be issued to global submarine manufacturers, including Rosoboronexport of Russia, DCNS/Armaris of France, HDW of Germany and Navantia of Spain. The construction cost for each of the six submarines will be around Rs85bn ($1.8bn).

Three of the six submarines will be built at Mazagon Docks (MDL) in Mumbai. One will be built at Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam, in cooperation with a foreign company.

The remaining two submarines are expected to be directly imported from the foreign collaborator or constructed at a private shipyard in India.

The first submarine under P-75I is expected to be launched in six to seven years, according to a defence official.
Currently, the Indian Navy operates an aging fleet of 15 diesel-electric submarines. It is scheduled to commission six French Scorpene submarines being built at MDL under the ongoing Project-75 from 2012.




USS Forrestal

Today’s website is the USS Forrestal. Enjoy.


This Day in U.S. Naval History

1813 - Lt. John Gamble, the first Marine to command a ship in battle (prize vessel Greenwich in capture of British whaler Seringapatam).
1853 - Commodore Matthew Perry lands and holds first meeting with Japanese at Uraga, Japan.
1882 - Sailors and Marines from four U.S. ships land to help restore order at Alexandria, Egypt.
1945 - U.S. warships bombard Kamaishi, Japan; first naval gunfire bombardment of Japanese Home Islands.
1950 - U.S. Marines sail from San Diego for Korean Conflict.
1952 - Laying of keel of USS Forrestal (CV 59), the first 59,900-ton aircraft carrier.


Photo of the Day



The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mellon (WHEC 717) pass each other during a surface gunfire exercise.

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