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    The new Hobart Class of ship was announced today. This was always on the cards. Having recently being based at the "head shed" in Canberra and seeing the amount of personnel going to Spain, I was sure we would buy from them. Call me cynical, but the climate and culture in Spain was a bit more exotic than the opposition, and it is not very often that a Minister visits a foreign warship, as Brendon Nelson did earlier this year. This contract will run in parallel with the building of the Canberra Class amphibious ships, also sourced from Spain.

    I hope this means some port visits over that way... :jumping:

    An excerpt from the press release from the Minister of Defence:

    "Australia?s maritime air warfare capability has reached a significant milestone today with the Government?s selection of the Navantia designed F100 as the next generation Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

    At a cost of nearly $8 billion, and subject to successful contract negotiations, Navantia will work with the AWD Alliance (Defence Materiel Organisation, ASC and Raytheon Australia) to deliver three AWDs to the Royal Australian Navy.

    The first of these Air Warfare Destroyers will be delivered in late 2014, followed by the second and third ships in early-2016 and mid-2017 respectively.

    The Australianised F100 AWD Design is capable across the full spectrum of joint maritime operations, from area air defence and escort duties, right through to peacetime national tasking and diplomatic missions. The Royal Australian Navy will undergo a quantum leap in its air warfare capability when the F100 enters service.

    Since entering service with the Spanish Navy, F100s, among their many other tasks, have worked alongside the United States Navy (USN) as the first foreign Aegis equipped ship to be fully integrated into a USN Carrier Strike Group and has successfully been deployed as the flagship of NATO?s Maritime Group Standing Reaction Force."

    Regards;

    Johnsy

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    Sending across a pallet of stores. Success has embarked stores stowage areas and fridges/freezers. This allows other ships in the fleet to store food and ammunition that they have limited space for. In this case it is "goffers" (cans) of cola.

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    RAS with (L to R) Darwin, Success and JDS Setoyuki during our visit to Japan in late 2000. Note that there is a helo in the air above Success's flight deck. This would indicate that a Vertrep was in progress at the time.

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    This was a mammoth RAS evolution that lasted two consecutive days !! :speechless1: In the photo are (L to R) is USS Dubique, HMAS Success, USS Boxer and on station at the rear is USS Comstock.

    It was unusual to go out onto the RAS deck and have to look up at another ship, as most of what we refuel is on the same level or below us. If I recall correctly, this was during RIMPAC 2000

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    With the stunning Shanghai skyline as a background. Say what you like about China, but this place rocks... :cheers:

    Hi 'Tiger-pie'

    Absolutely top pictures, keep them coming!

    Greetings from Royal Swedish Navy!

    GMY

    1LTSweden

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    Hi 'Tiger-pie'

    Absolutely top pictures, keep them coming!

    Greetings from Royal Swedish Navy!

    GMY

    1LTSweden

    No worries mate, here is a few more. Below is HMAS Sydney departing for RIMPAC.

    Regards;

    Johnsy

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    Cracking photos, keep em coming.

    Always interesting to compare photos of todays warships with the battlewagons of yesteryear. Sleek and stylish and undoubtedly powerful, its amazing that modern warships have so little visually obvious armament. No longer bristling with gun turrets yet even a modest modern warship probably has the same power as a WW2 battlecruiser.

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