Sea Links

After a rocky start, trimaran Independence (LCS 2) departs Mobile, Ala. to begin builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
US Navy
China vs. Our Aircraft Carriers.
Cost Goals for U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Overly Optimistic.
Littoral combat ship trials rescheduled due to propulsion problems.
What a USN Corvette Might Look Like.
Fleets Turn to Small Ships for New Conflicts.
Submarine Numbers at Issue.
The Navy’s Gators, An Endangered Species? (pdf)
Will the US Tolerate China’s Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile?
Frigate hosts latest trials for unmanned helo.
Warships of the World
Turkey, Germany to sign submarine deal.
Wrong decisions could sink Canada’s navy.
Suspected North Korean Arms Ship Flees for Home.
Naval Supremacy Without Ships.
Russia to offer Amur Class subs to Indian Navy.
World’s largest submarines will return to service.
Royal Navy carriers face £1bn cost increase.
RN Carrier HMS Invincible cannibalized for spare parts.
Royal Navy’s Trident upgrade could be scrapped.
Japan denies secret pact allowing nuke-armed US warships.
Israeli Navy Rejects American LCS.
Canada is ‘Arctic superpower’.
Tackling Pirates
All-Arab Red Sea anti-piracy force proposed in Riyadh.
Iran saves oil tanker from Somali pirates.
New NATO flotilla takes over anti-piracy patrols.
Russia sends another warship to fight piracy.
From the Navy Vaults
Captain Frederick John Walker: Royal Navy’’s German U-boat Menance.
Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
The Race to Malta.
World War I: HMS Dreadnought.


