Pacific Fleet press-release: The Steregushchiy-class corvette Gremyaschy (Project 20385) is in the Sea of Okhotsk for course task K-2 and has conducted gunnery exercises. function.mil.ru/news_page/coun

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I first heard about its commissioning when I was a high school student. I see her decommissioning when I'm already retired. It was almost a lifetime...

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#NavalNews #Submarines 1. Project 941UM Akula/Typhoon-class SSBN "Dmitriy Donskoi" (TK-208) was decommissioned from the Russian Navy. This was reported today to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement Vladimir Maltsev.

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TURKEY EARTHQUAKE - 7.8 magnitude quake in country's south - 912 people dead in Turkey and over 700 in Syria, fears toll could rise much higher - 2818 buildings destroyed in Turkey - Urgent calls for international assistance as countries pledge help

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#Submarines #USNavy #ColdWar Spring of 1982, in the vicinity of Kings Bay. Two Soviet Project 861/Moma-class AGIs following very closely unidentified US Navy's James Madison-class SSBN. AGI "Ekvator" (418) is in the background. Photo was taken from AGI "Seliger" (SSV-514).

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The weather forecast in the Black Sea for the next day looks extremely unfavorable.🌊💨

UPDATE Very hazy shot in failing light of Russian ocean going tug SARMAT towing Ice breaker YEVPATIY KOLOVRAT 19NM off Europa Point #Gibraltar #OPWest

Sails and masts of Japan's submarines #JMSDF Oyashio, Soryu, and Taigei class #Submarines #潜水艦 #OSINT

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🇷🇺Northern Fleet Tanker KAMA continuing her journey presumably to South Africa for joint Naval exercises. No confirmation if the ADMIRAL GORSHKOV is with her or not. Latest position ~980mi SW of 🇱🇷Monrovia.

❗️UPDATE 04/02/2023: "Admiral Kuznetsov will be taken out of the dry dock of the 35th Shipyard (SRZ) on February 16-17" - a source told TASS agency on Saturday, February 4. Zvyozdochka Ship Repair Centre's press service did not comment on this information yet.

🇷🇺BLACK SEA FLEET - NOVOROSSIYSK🇷🇺 To complete the picture, 0.5M📸 from Novo from Feb 1, 2023. Notables⬇️ 1x Ivan Gren 3x Improved KILO / KILO 877V 4x Ropucha Class 1x Pr. 22160 1x SPARTA IV - Weapons runner to/from Tartus

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Feb 2

Refueling Pier, Pivdenna Bay and the Sub Pen

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BSF Frigate Pier and Avlita Grain Terminal

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BLACK SEA FLEET - SEVASTOPOL

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from Feb 1. Notables

Adm Grigorovich Class x2 Pr. 22160 x1 Ropucha Class x2 Krivak Class x2 Improved KILO x1 Matros Koshka? (Grain Thief loading in Avlita) Last images had 1 of the Adm Grigorovich in Novorossiysk.

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🇷🇺BLACK SEA FLEET - SEVASTOPOL🇷🇺 0.5M📸 from Feb 1. Notables⬇️ Adm Grigorovich Class x2 Pr. 22160 x1 Ropucha Class x2 Krivak Class x2 Improved KILO x1 Matros Koshka? (Grain Thief loading in Avlita) Last images had 1 of the Adm Grigorovich in Novorossiysk.

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#Sevastopol This morning.🌈

🇺🇸CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 10🇺🇸 Spotted CVN-77 on Sentinel 2 (Feb 2), 134km West of Souda Bay and heading SE. Potential spot of an Arleigh Burke Class destroyer near her position as well.

US Navy photo via DVIDS of "The SeaRAM, a ship defense system that can be used against supersonic and subsonic threats including cruise missiles, drones and helicopters, aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30)..."

Very interesting

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Feb 2

Briefing on Mission Jeanne D'Arc 2023

🇷🇺RUSSIAN MED SEA FLEET🇷🇺 Busy day continues into the night (00:01 UTC Feb 2). 🇺🇸US Navy P-8A Poseidon still patrolling near the 🇷🇺Akademik Pashin (and whoever may be with her). Also looks like the 🇬🇷 Coast Guard is getting in on the action!

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Something is noisy this morning.🤔

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Feb 2

The PHOTEX of the task unit of the Pacific Fleet of the🇷🇺Navy.A Slava-class cruiser,two Udaloy-class destroyers, including Marshal Shaposhnikov,a Steregushchy-class corvette,an Ob-class hospital ship,a Marshal Nedelin-class tracking ship,a Yug-class hydrographic research vessel.

#NavalNews Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASP) is expected to receive contract for 6 frigates of Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class & upgraded Project 22350M-class frigates at "Army 2023" forum. ASP will be ready to start frigates production in 2024. Source: korabel.ru/news/comments/

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Russian Akademik Aleksandr Karpinskiy icebreaker docked in South Africa's Cape Town as climate protesters raised fears it could be used to help Moscow explore for minerals in Antarctica. It is on its way to the Antarctic as part of a scientific expedition. france24.com/en/live-news/2

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Jan 8

Portuguese Navy monitored Russian oceanographic research vessel Akademik Aleksandr Karpinskiy during its transit in Portuguese waters from Jan. 2 to Jan. 7. facebook.com/MarinhaPortugu

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Feb 1

Oops!… I Did It Again

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U.S. readies $2 bln-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons -sources

The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time and other munitions and weapons, two U.S....

8/ Ukraine OTMO. Despite an increase in localized naval activity the Black Seas Fleet remains focused on force protection of vessels, facilities, & personnel rather than offensive operations or active patrolling of sea lanes & the northern Black Sea coast / littoral. #Sevastopol

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#ColdWar #SovietNavy Cold War in the Mediterranean Sea…We are glorifying the insanity of the brave….

🇷🇺RUSSIAN MED SEA FLEET🇷🇺 Akademik Pashin continues her movements into the Ionian Sea. Recently must have passed very close to the 🇺🇸USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) (Replenishment Vessel) who has been operating with CSG 10 recently.

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Jan 28

RUSSIAN MED SEA FLEET

UPDATE - Akademik Pashin spotted 38 KM SE of

RAF Akrotiri on Sentinel 2 (Jan 28). She appears to be refueling a

Steregushchiy Class Corvette. Both are likely headed back to

Tartus after shadowing

USN CSG 10.

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The gravitational pull of the moon. Here's how does the Moon influence the tides.

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Jan 31

It looked something like this.

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Outstanding article by the great ⁦@Saturnax1⁩ Soviet Submarine Launched All Its Missiles In An Unprecedented Rehearsal For Armageddon thedrive.com/the-war-zone/r

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Jan 31

Good question!🤔

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Jan 30

Rules of War question: Is this transport ship leaving the United States with armored vehicles for Ukraine a Military Target? Can Russia legally sink this ship?

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Jan 31

Sebastopol,🇺🇸California The name of Sebastopol first came into use in the late 1850s as a result of a prolonged and lively fistfight in the newly formed town,which was likened to the long British siege of the Russian seaport of Sevastopol during the then-raging Crimean War. ©

🇷🇺RUSSIAN MED SEA FLEET🇷🇺 Spotted on Sentinel Landsat 8-9, Jan 30. 🇷🇺AKADEMIK PASHIN appears to be once again performing an at sea replenishment (refueling?) but this time south of Crete. Again, it looks like a 🇷🇺STEREGUSHCHIY CLASS based on length (caveats apply).

AKADEMIK PASHIN performing an at sea Replenishment of what appears to be a STEREGUSHCHIY CLASS

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Route of the Akademik Pashin. Last spot caught her south of Cyprus this time south of Crete.

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As a former Flight Deck Officer I know how difficult landing helicopters is with rough seas and heavy winds. As such I can speak with confidence that the training standards in the Russian Navy are regressing. 1/2

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Saturnax

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Jan 30

#NavalNews Russian News Agency RIA Novosti reports that Russian Navy plans to equip one of its warships with a gyro-stabilized platform to simplify the take-off and landing of helicopters & drones on the deck in strong winds and rough seas. Photo by Alexey Kitaev.

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#War How it started. How It's going. 🎞 All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 🎥 Dir\ Edward Berger

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Jan 30

#MineWarfare Boy sitting on a sea mine, Kent, England, 1940.

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UPDATE 30/01/2023 - Another very recent photo showing both Project 677M Lada-class "Velikiye Luki" (B-587) & "Kronstadt" (B-586) moored at the outfitting embankment of the Admiralty Shipyards.

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Jan 30

Dense fog in Sevastopol this morning.

UPDATE: Latest photos of Project 627 Kit/November-class nuclear submarine "Leninsky Komsomol" (K-3) that's being converted into a museum boat in Kronstadt. All photos by Petr Kovalev.

#ВМФ #Russia's naval deployment in the #Mediterranean on the morning of Jan-28, as reported by #OSINT. The majority of the task force is reported at sea, most likely in response to NATO vessels patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean. russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/01/russia

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"The Boy with the Fish", bronze, Moraira, 🇪🇸Spain🙂

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#SubSunday #Submarines #ColdWar Soviet Navy's Project 705(K) Lira/Alfa-class fast SSN during a naval exercise in the North Atlantic, April 1986. Photo by A.B. Averin.

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One of those rare days when visibility across STROG to Morocco from #Gibraltar is relatively acceptable Now for any warships to oblige please ! #OPWest