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JDS Mirai (DDH-182) [1] is a fictional helicopter defense destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), created for the Japanese manga and anime series Zipang.The central point of the plot of the anime is that the modern warship Mirai is transported back sixty years through time to 1942 on the eve of the Battle of Midway.
HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) is a breastwork monitor that served in the Victoria Naval Forces, the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1871 and 1924.
As such, it was the first modern warship built in Peru. In late 2007 its flight deck was extended to allow ASH-3D Sea King helicopters to land and refuel, although they cannot be housed in the ship's hangar. [citation needed] On 26 September 2017 the ship was renamed BAP Almirante Grau on designation as the Peruvian fleet's flagship. [1]
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Modern warships are generally divided into seven main categories, which are: aircraft carriers, cruisers, [a] destroyers, frigates, corvettes, submarines, and amphibious warfare ships. Battleships comprise an eighth category, but are not in current service with any navy in the world.
Ships in class: 4; Operator: Finnish Navy Croatian Navy; Commissioned: 1 September 1981; Status: Two ships in Croatian service; Shunde Houjian (Type 37-II)-class large missile boat. Builders: China (Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou) Type: Large missile boat; Displacement: 542 tons; Armament: 6 C-801 SSM, 2 Type 69 dual-30mm, 1 Type 76A dual-30mm
For ASW these ships also have both light (two triple 12.8 inch) and heavy (two dual 533 mm) torpedo launchers, and Whitehead A.244 (light) and A.192 (heavy) torpedoes, 12 for each type. These were very modern and advanced in their day and the heavier type were able to be also used against ships within their 20 km (12 mi) range.
HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. [14] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates, [15] and will be a multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations.