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In August 2022, the Ukrainian government claimed it had been used to lay mines during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [ 94] A701 Pochayiv[ u] 1975. Vessel returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on 7 May 2014 [ 95] (project 431PU)[ v][ 96] Diving support vessel. A860 Kamianka[ w] 323.7. Gorokhovets Shipyard.
USNS Big Horn ( Henry J. Kaiser -class oiler) Watson -class vehicle cargo ship – 8 active. Bob Hope -class vehicle cargo ship – 7 active. Shughart -class vehicle cargo ship – 3 active. Gordon -class vehicle cargo ship – 2 active. Supply -class fast combat support ship – 2 active. Lewis and Clark -class dry cargo ship – 14 active.
The brigade began operations as the 17th Separate Special Purpose Brigade of the Soviet Navy, being reformed into the 1464th Naval Reconnaissance Bataillon before the Dissolution of Soviet Union, after which on 9 April 1992, two thirds of officers and all other personnel of the Battalion under Commander Anatoly Leonidovich Karpenko swore allegiance to Ukraine, and the Bataillon became 7th ...
M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun (s) M240B 7.62 mm machine gun (s) The Mark VI is a class of patrol boat for the United States Navy, designed to patrol riverine and littoral waters. The first two Mark VI boats were delivered to Coastal Riverine Group TWO in September 2015. Two boats were forward deployed to Bahrain in April 2016, with ...
Seventh Fleet. Robert Frederick Willard[ 1] is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 22nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from October 19, 2009 [ 2] to March 9, 2012. He previously served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet from May 8, 2007, to September 25, 2009. [ 3][ 4] Prior to that, he served as the 34th Vice Chief of ...
The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), [6] also known as Swift Boat, [6] were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy [7] to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for ...
Map of Strait of Hormuz with maritime political boundaries 6 January 2008: Iranian speedboats maneuver near U.S. Navy ships. On 6 January 2008, five Iranian patrol boats crewed by the Revolutionary Guard approached three United States Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz: the cruiser USS Port Royal, the destroyer USS Hopper and the frigate USS ...
The Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ( COMPACFLT ), is the title of the United States Navy officer who commands the United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT). Originally established in 1907 as a two-star rear admiral's billet, the position has been held by a four-star admiral since March 19, 1915. As of April 4, 2024, Admiral Stephen Koehler is the ...