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Above The High Seas: 2010-06-20

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Thursday, June 24, 2010. USS Wasp: Queen The Biggest Presence At Naval Centennial bash. USS Wasp (LHD-1) will be the largest warship docked in Halifax. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will visit Halifax from June 28 to 30. The Queen will conduct a review of the international fleet on June 29 as part of celebrations for the Canadian navy’s centennial. The Task Group i...

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Above The High Seas: 2009-04-12

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Friday, April 17, 2009. USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and 3 other Navy Ships In Maintenance Trial. As Rough As It May Seem,It's Still Steady As You Go. The life-cycle management activity will take its cues from a pilot program in which NavSea contracted with inspectors from the American Bureau of Shipping to determine the material age of four warships. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Above The High Seas: 2009-04-05

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Sunday, April 5, 2009. More Carrier Work for Scottish Yards in the Spring. Last month the consortium building the UK's two new aircraft carriers had announced a 50% increase in the amount of construction work coming to Scotland. Both ships will be built in sections and assembled at Rosyth, Fife. The new 65,000 tonne carriers will be the Royal Navy's largest vessels. Geoff...

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Above The High Seas: U.K. , French, US Navy vessels exercise in the Atlantic

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. UK , French, US Navy vessels exercise in the Atlantic. I'm reading: U.K. , French, US Navy vessels exercise in the Atlantic. HMS Sutherland's Commanding Officer, Commander John Payne, keeps a close eye on navigator Lieutenant Charlie Collins during a Replenishment at Sea with RFA Fort George. Man-overboard exercises, where a life-sized dummy is t...

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Above The High Seas: 2009-02-08

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Tuesday, February 10, 2009. French Le Clem joins ghost fleet: 60 Year Carrier Being Dismantled. As Rough As It May Seem,It's Still Steady As You Go. HUNDREDS of people lined the coast to a huge aircraft carrier finally arrive in Hartlepool. The former French Navy ship Le Clemenceau docked at Able UK's Graythorp site following a four-day journey. Offshore tug the Anglian E...

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Above The High Seas: 2008-12-21

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Monday, December 22, 2008. 29 African Countries: Naval Muscle On Somolia? As Rough As It May Seem,It's Still Steady As You Go. Chinese ships navigate Somalia’s waters. Somali pirates continue to hold hostages. Probing behind the Obama photo ops. China strengthens trading ties in Africa. Chinese investment in Africa soars. Italy’s immigration debate intensifies. Two issues...

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Above The High Seas: 2009-02-15

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Thursday, February 19, 2009. Russian Navy Not Kidding Around: Somali Pirates No Match. Just a reminder "Russian Navy is not old news even a month after incident.". The pirates chased the vessel for about 30 minutes. The vessel was recommended to rise speed and change course abruptly. The pirates made an attempt to board the Dutch ship, but the Russian crew fired w...Cavou...

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Above The High Seas: 2010-05-30

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Saturday, June 5, 2010. Run to Rona On Shipbuilding: Big Canadian Hardware Budget. HMCS Preserver during New York fleet week 2009. Two big shipyards will share $33 billion up for grabs for building large vessels. Hey New York we've come alive again something new next time we come around. Irving’s Halifax Shipyard, Vancouver Shipyards and Davie Shipyard in Quebec Cit...

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Above The High Seas: 2010-05-09

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Above The High Seas. The serious business, adventure and musings of navy life around the world. It's not everything but its something. Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Above The High Seas Recommisioned for Action. As Rough As It May Seem,It's Still Steady As You Go. At Rosyth, the massive 1,000-tonne crane needed to begin work on assembling the new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers is now being manufactured and is due to arrive later this year, around August '10. The first two sub-blocks include the bulbou...