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HMAS Collins, lead ship of her class Australia operates a single class of diesel-electric submarines, the six Collins-class boats which began entering service in 1993. The Collins was designed by the Swedish submarine builder Kockums as the Type 471 specifically to meet Australian requirements, many of which were derived from Australia's need for great range without utilizing a nuclear ...
The RAN ordered two County-class cruisers in 1924 which were included with the Royal Navy's order for five; the loss of Canberra during the Second World War. Shropshire was transferred from the RN to the RAN to replace the lost ship.
HMAS Canberra (I33/D33), named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County-class cruisers. Constructed in Scotland during the mid-1920s, the ship was commissioned in 1928, and spent the first part of her career primarily operating in Australian waters, with some ...
Originally Indefatigable was the only ship of the class, but HMAS Australia and HMS New Zealand were later built as part of a scheme to improve the defense of the Dominions by having each Dominion purchase a "fleet unit" of one battlecruiser, three light cruisers, and six destroyers. New Zealand agreed to fund one battlecruiser and chose a ...
On 31 October 2019, MSC announced the name of the first World-class ship as MSC Europa and held the ship's steel-cutting ceremony at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, inaugurating the construction for the ship. [5] The ship was later revealed to be renamed MSC World Europa, announced during her keel-laying ceremony on 29 June 2020. [6]
The USS Minneapolis, a member of the New Orleans-class cruisers, served in numerous major battles in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning the ship and its crew 17 battle stars.
HMNZS Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]), [a] formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy.Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the ship to the Navy in June 2020, [6] and she was commissioned into service on 29 July 2020.
Cruise giants Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, and MSC each own ultra-luxury cruise lines.. I've been on their brands' Silversea, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, and Explora's ships.