The first naval ship built in Germany for the West German Navy after the end of Second World War was the Type 320 Class LINDAU M 1072. Total of 18 ships in the class they were the first coastal minehunters, all wooden. The Lindau class was the German version of the NATO unit type made. …
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It was reported that an Indian Navy sailor has died following a recent explosion on a newbuilding nuclear powered submarine. The Incident happened at Navy’s Vizag based eastern naval command ship building centre jetty on April 1st. An onboard high pressure air system (HPAS) reportedly suffered material failure during testing, which then led to the explosion. …
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The French aircraft carrier FS CHARLES DE GAULLE R 91 registered 50 cases of novel coronavirus among the crew, the armed forces ministry said on Friday 10th April. Three sailors had been evacuated from the vessel to a military hospital in the Mediterranean port of Toulon as a “precaution”. However, none of the crew who …
