In The January 2010 Edition Of Warships IFR
- BRITAIN MUST LOOK BEYOND HELMAND
- NEW BRITISH SSN HEADS NORTH
- UK & RN: A PLACE IN THE WORLD?
- USS FREEDOM IS TO DEPLOY IN 2010
- FUTURE SURFACE COMBATANT IS SHAPING UP
- IN PRAISE OF THE GENERAL-PURPOSE DESTROYER
- FOCUS ON JAPAN'S NAVAL POWER
- AUSTRALIA'S REALITY CHECK PT4
- FLYING MILESTONE: THE LEGENDARY SWORDFISH
- BATTLE OF RIVER PLATE 70
- THE VERDICT ON SYDNEY'S LAST FIGHT
- THE ART OF MANAGEMENT IN PEACE & WAR
- STORIES BEHIND THE LCS NAMES
BRITAIN MUST LOOK BEYOND HELMAND
The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, delivered a major speech at Chatham House in London last month (Nov) that sought to raise Britain’s strategic horizons above the dusty plains of Helmand.
Pictured: A British frigate off an Iraqi oil terminal in the northern Gulf.
Photo: Royal Navy.
The nuclear-powered attack submarine Astute - latest addition to the UK’s SSN fleet - last month (Nov) sailed from the BAE Systems’ submarine construction yard at Barrow to her new home of HM Naval Base Clyde.
Photo: BAE Systems.
UK & RN: A PLACE IN THE WORLD?
Dr Lee Willett, Head, Maritime Studies Programme, Royal United Services Institute, takes a long hard look at the UK’s strategic presence, the Royal Navy and the nation’s position in the world. This article acts as a lead-in for items in subsequent editions of this magazine looking at the tough strategic choices facing Britain.
Pictured: Royal Marines board a Fleet Air Arm Sea King on the flight-deck of a RN assault ship.
Photo: Jonathan Eastland
USS FREEDOM IS TO DEPLOY IN 2010
The first of the US Navy’s revolutionary new Littoral Combat Ships, USS Freedom (LCS 1) is about to deploy on her maiden front line mission. Meanwhile, Independence (LCS 2) is set to be commissioned on January 16.
Pictured: USS Freedom at sea.
Photo: US Navy.
FUTURE SURFACE COMBATANT IS SHAPING UP
How a major British surface warship project is shaping up following the release last month (Nov) of some impressive CGI artist impressions of what the vessels will look like.
Image: BAE Systems.
IN PRAISE OF THE GENERAL-PURPOSE DESTROYER
In his new series of occasional commentaries, under the label ‘Shipshape’ Alexander Clarke issues praise in defence of the multi-capability, multi-role destroyers.
Pictured: A US Navy Arleigh Burke Class destroyer on operations.
Photo: USN.
Picture special on the JMSDF’s Fleet Review & exercise with USN.
Photo: Yoshiharu Fukushima.
Dr Roger Thornhill concludes our series scrutinising aspects of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) future fleet. He finishes by looking at proposals to field new offshore combat vessels, a new replenishment ship, heavy landing craft and replacement maritime patrol aircraft.
Pictured: An Armidale Class OPV of today’s RAN off Sydney Opera House.
Photo: RAN.
FLYING MILESTONE: THE LEGENDARY SWORDFISH
Maritime Aviation Correspondent Dave Billinge concludes his series on Fleet Air Arm milestone aircraft with a look at the legendary Swordfish torpedo-bomber.
Photo: Dave Billinge.
In the first instalment of a new series, which examines the validity of the accepted perception of key sea battles, Dr Robert Farley considers the reality of the first set-piece sea fight of WW2, the Battle of the River Plate, which took place 70 years ago this month (Dec).
Pictured: HMS Exeter, one of the River Plate veterans.
Photo: Strathdee Collection.
THE VERDICT ON SYDNEY'S LAST FIGHT
Peter Hore has spent more than a decade investigating the loss of the Australian warship HMAS Sydney II, with this magazine publishing a series of articles detailing progress in his quest for the truth. In this article, to wrap up that series he considers the final battle of the cruiser.
Pictured: A CGI depiction of HMAS Sydney on fire and sinking.
Image: DSTO.
THE ART OF MANAGEMENT IN PEACE & WAR
To start a books look at naval leadership, Peter Hore considers top titles on the topic. We also interview renowned UK-based historian Derek Wilson about his latest book, ‘Peter the Great’, on the Tsar who created the Russian Navy more than 300 years ago.
Pictured: The flagship in which the greatest of naval leaders, Admiral Lord Nelson gave his life at the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory, preserved at Portsmouth.
Photo: Jonathan Eastland
Mark Simmons considers the lineage of the US Navy’s latest major surface combatants, the Littoral Combat Ships.
Pictured: The WW1-era USS Freedom in port during 1919. Photo: USNHC.
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