And then there was one. As the Navy’s small-but-feisty Oliver Hazard Perry class of frigates sunsets this year, the last on the West Coast was retired Thursday in San Diego. The Gary, a 30-year-old ...
Warships are among the biggest vessels in our oceans. For instance, the monstrous USS Gerald Ford, the first of its class of aircraft carriers, displaces around 100,000 tonnes and measures 1,106 feet ...
The frigate Thach, on what’s likely to be one of the ship’s last missions, will leave for the waters off Central America on Tuesday to counter illegal drug trafficking. The ship, which turns 30 in ...
Navy releases requirements for new guided-missile frigate, effectively turning its back on the troubled, decade-long Littoral Combat Ship program. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist ...