Historic Ships Return to Auxiliaries and Other Ships ARM Guanajuato C-07 LOA 259′ TDISP 1,300 tons (1936-ca.2001) gunboat/cañonero (corvette-sized) Museum ship Veracruz (originally 3 ships, designed to hold up to 250 troops and horses)
Corvettes and Patrol Ships Return to Frigates Offshore Patrol Vessels Oaxaca class LOA 282′ TDISP 1,700 tons (8 active, 2 building, service since 2003) Durango Class LOA 268′ TDISP 1,400 tons (4 active, service since 2000) Sierra Class LOA 246′ TDISP 1,350 tons (3, 2 active, service since 1998) multiple overall length measurements suggest this … Continue reading “Mexican Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships”
Historic Ships Return to Auxiliaries and Other Ships HS Olympias (1987) Replica of an ancient Greek Trireme LOA 121′ TDISP 47 tons
Auxiliaries and Other Ships Return to Landing Ships Replenishment Oiler Akar Class LOA 476′ TDISP 19,040 tons (2 active since 1987) one unti, TCG Akar, is a tanker, while the other, later ship TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör, is a logistics support vessel with different equipment and fuel mix. Salvage TCG Isin A-589 Diver Class Salvage … Continue reading “Turkish Navy – Auxiliaries and Other Ships”
Corvettes and Patrol Ships Return to Submarines Ada class corvettes LOA 327′ TDISP 2,400 tons (4 active, since 2011) Part of MILGEM project that will see further classes of frigate constructed. Burak-class corvette LOA 264′ TDISP 1,300 tons (6 active, built late 1970 for French Navy, service with Turkey since 2001) former French D’Estienne d’Orves-class … Continue reading “Turkish Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships”
Continue to Landing Ships Landing Ships Return to Corvettes and Patrol Ships LST MK.2 Class LST-511 sub-class LOA 328′ TDISP 3,800 tons (ca. 1000 built over 3 sub-classes, at least 5 transferred to Royal Thai Navy) for other sister-ships and more information see USN retired landing ships listing.HTMS Phangan LST-713 (1966-ca.2005) formerly USS Stark County … Continue reading “Royal Thai Navy – Landing Ships”
Corvettes and Patrol Ships Return to Amphibious Warfare Ships Ratanakosin class corvettes LOA 252′ TDISP 1,000 tons (2 active, service since 1986) built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. Khamronsin Class corvette LOA 203′ TDISP 630 tons (3 active, service since 1992) British design Tapi Class Corvette LOA 275′ TDISP 1,100 tons (2 active, service since 1971) … Continue reading “Royal Thai Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships”
The Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, in his celebrated play, Dr. Faustus, wrote of a mythic age, when a thousand warships were launched to grab back Helen, the most beautiful woman. Here at Shipsearcher, the Ship Identification Section (SIS) can’t tell you if any of that happened in distant antiquity – satellite imagery of the Trojan … Continue reading “A Thousand Shipsearcher satellite views launched, and some highlights!”
Historic Ships Return to Auxiliaries and Other Ships VOC Batavia (1995 replica of a 1628 ship, which had been shipwrecked off Western Australia) LOA 186′ TDISP 1,200 tons at Lelystad. Although the original vessel did not belong to the Dutch Navy, the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) was, in its own right, a powerful navy … Continue reading “Royal Netherlands Navy – Historic Ships”
Mine Warfare Ships Return to Corvettes and Patrol Ships Alkmaar class (Tripartite class) LOA 169′ TDISP 605 tons (40 built for several navies, 15 served with Netherlands, service since 1983: 5 were sold to Latvia and 4 more were decommissioned in 2011, leaving 6 in active service as of 2020) HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, Jan Van Amstel … Continue reading “Royal Netherlands Navy – Mine Warfare Ships”
Historic Ships Return to Auxiliaries and Other Ships HDMS Jylland (1862-1908) screw frigate LOA 233′ TDISP 2,450 tons Museum Ship since 1994 at Ebeltoft. Veteran of the Second War of Schleswig, 1864. Reportedly the last known surviving screw frigate.
Corvettes and Patrol Ships Back to Frigates Thetis class (Stanflex 3000) Ocean Patrol LOA 369′ TDISP 3,500 tons (4 active) HDMS Thetis F-357 (1991) According to Jane’s Fighting Ships 1998-99 edition, Thetis alone had a squared-off stern for seismological equipment. Knud Rasmussen class LOA 236′ TDISP 2,050 tons (3 active) mostly based out of Greenland. … Continue reading “Royal Danish Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships”
Mine Warfare Ships Return to Corvettes and Patrol Ships Alta Class Mineweepers and Oksoy Class Minehunters LOA 181′ TDISP 375 tons (6 active, 3 of each class, service since 1994, Alta Class Orkla M-353 destroyed by fire 2002). Virtually identical catamaran hulled ships with different roles, based on equipment on the rear deck. Sauda Class … Continue reading “Royal Norwegian Navy – Mine Warfare Ships”
Corvettes and Patrol Ships Back to Submarines Skjold Class LOA 156′ TDISP 275 tons (6 active, starting in 1999) Offshore Patrol Vessels NoCGV Svalbard -Coast Guard (2001) LOA 340′ TDISP 6,400 tons. Heavily influenced the design of the Canadian Harry DeWolf class Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships Barentshav class Ocean Patrol Vessels LOA 303′ TDISP 3,200 tons … Continue reading “Royal Norwegian Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships”
Auxiliaries and Other Ships Back to Mine Warfare Ships Surveillance Oste Class Type 423 LOA 274′ TDISP 3,200 tons (3 active) FGS Alster A-50 (1989) Replenishment / Resupply Berlin Class Type 702 Replenishment LOA 570′ TDISP 20,200 tons (3 active) FGS Bonn A-1413 (2013) FGS Frankfurt am Main A-1412 (2002) Rhön class tanker Type 704 … Continue reading “German Navy – Auxiliaries and Other Ships”
