Singapur: Al Type 218SG lo llevan cargado a puerto

El submarino Tipo 218SG se lleva a casa con grandes buques de carga

Carga impecable en el gran buque en el buque de Rolldock Storm (fotos: Schlepp-und Fährgeselleschaft Kiel)

La publicación de Johann en Twitter del 19 de mayo de 2023  muestra el submarino RSS Impeccable cargando en el gran buque de carga Rolldock Storm en Kiel, Alemania, el 18 de mayo de 2023.

El RSS Impecable se envió antes que el primer submarino RSS Invincible que se trajo de vuelta a Singapur. Anteriormente, en febrero, el ministro de Defensa, Ng Eng Hen,  dijo que el submarino Tipo 218SG pronto sería devuelto a Singapur. 

RSS Impeccable (segundo submarino) y RSS Illustrious (tercer submarino) se botaron en el astillero Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) en Kiel, Alemania, en diciembre de 2022 y, posteriormente, estos dos submarinos entraron en el proceso de prueba en el mar.

Singapur compró dos submarinos Tipo 218SG en 2013 y dos más en 2017. Se espera que la puesta en marcha de los cuatro submarinos, que tienen 70 m de eslora y un desplazamiento total de 2200 toneladas, se complete en 2024.

Los cuatro nuevos submarinos diésel equipados con AIP (Air-Independent Propulsion) reemplazarán a los submarinos de clase Challenger y Archer de fabricación sueca actualmente en servicio con la Armada de Singapur. 

(Estudios de Defensa)

Nueva Zelanda: El HMNZS Canterbury se renovó en Singapur y ya vuelve a su base

Renovación completa en Singapur, casa de vela de HMNZS Canterbury

HMNZS Canterbury (foto: RNZN)


Bienvenido a casa, HMNZS Canterbury. Después de cuatro meses de viaje y 80.000 horas de remodelación llevadas a cabo en Singapur, el HMNZS Canterbury navegó con orgullo hasta el puerto de Waitematā ayer después de un tránsito de dos semanas, listo y dispuesto a emprender cualquier operación, ¡una vez que la tripulación descanse un poco, por supuesto!

Canterbury se despliega regularmente en el Pacífico, donde brinda apoyo en transporte marítimo para ejercicios y operaciones militares, incluida la ayuda humanitaria y el socorro en casos de desastre. También es una visitante habitual de las islas subantárticas, donde ayuda a las agencias gubernamentales a realizar misiones de reabastecimiento e importantes trabajos científicos y de investigación.

HMNZS Canterbury es una embarcación multifunción (MRV) y su misión principal es desplegar personal, vehículos y carga utilizando la infraestructura portuaria convencional o directamente de barco a tierra utilizando lanchas de desembarco, barcos o helicópteros de transporte aéreo.

Concebido como parte del Proyecto Protector, el barco fue construido en los Países Bajos por Merewede Shipyards y equipado por Tenix Shipbuilding (ahora BAE Systems Australia) en Williamstown.

Canterbury fue entregado al Ministerio de Defensa y comisionado en nuestra Marina Real de Nueva Zelanda el 12 de junio de 2007. Canterbury es el segundo barco de este nombre en servir en la Marina Real de Nueva Zelanda.

RNZN

HMAS Stalwart se une a la flota de la Armada Real Australiana

HMAS Stalwart A304 (fotos: RAN)


El buque más nuevo de la Flota de la Marina Real Australiana se puso en servicio hoy en Fleet Base West, Australia Occidental.

HMAS Stalwart es el segundo de los dos buques de reabastecimiento de engrasadores auxiliares (AOR) de clase de suministro comprados para la Armada, y permitirá el despliegue extendido del personal de la Fuerza de Defensa Australiana para garantizar una región pacífica y próspera del Indo-Pacífico.

La clase de suministro marca un cambio generacional de la capacidad proporcionada por los barcos de apoyo anteriores. Mantendrán el ADF con combustible, agua, alimentos, municiones y una variedad de carga durante períodos prolongados.

El Ministro de Defensa, el diputado Hon Peter Dutton, dijo que era fundamental contar con un sólido apoyo operativo.




“Los nuevos barcos de reabastecimiento fortalecerán el apoyo operativo a las unidades de combate de la Armada en el mar y aumentarán la capacidad de la ADF para respaldar las operaciones en la región”, dijo el ministro Dutton.

"Los AOR están equipados con un sistema de gestión de combate que mejora el intercambio de información con otros activos de la ADF y los aliados, lo que les permite integrarse más plenamente en un grupo de tareas en apoyo de las misiones".

La ministra de Industria de Defensa, Melissa Price, dijo que los nuevos buques de la clase Supply le dieron a la Marina la capacidad de clase mundial necesaria para ayudar a defender Australia y nuestros intereses nacionales.

"Los buques adicionales en nuestra flota representan una inversión de casi $ 1.4 mil millones en capacidad naval", dijo el ministro Price.



“La industria australiana jugó un papel clave en el desarrollo de estos buques, con 4501 toneladas de chapa de acero australiana, fabricada por Blue Scope, incorporada en la construcción de Stalwart.

“La industria australiana continuará desempeñando un papel importante en la longevidad de los barcos y la sostenibilidad de ambos barcos se proyecta en al menos $ 875 millones.

"También estoy particularmente orgulloso de que el puerto base ceremonial de Stalwart esté en Geraldton, en mi electorado de Durack, donde sé que los lugareños la abrazarán".

El HMAS Stalwart operará desde Fleet Base West en Australia Occidental, mientras que su barco hermano, HMAS Supply, tiene su base en Fleet Base East, Nueva Gales del Sur.


Ministerio de defensa de Australia

Segundo buque logístico AOR para la RAN

Australian DoD Accepts Second AOR

HMAS Stalwart A304 (photos : Navantia)


The Australian Department of Defence has signed the acceptance certificate of NUSHIP Stalwart, the second of the two Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ships built by Navantia Ría de Ferrol for the Royal Australian Navy.

The acceptance of NUSHIP Stalwart on August 30 follows two months’ of fit-out activities carried out at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Before its formal acceptance, NUSHIP Stalwart completed its final sea trials. Verifications and demonstrations of the Combat, Communications and Navigation Systems conducted on August 22 reached a high degree of customer satisfaction in all areas.

Navantia Australia’s managing director, Mr Israel Lozano said that the acceptance of delivery for NUSHIP Stalwart is not only a major milestone for the company, but also Australian industry capability, with the commencement of the support contract in Western Australia.

“We congratulate Defence on the acceptance of delivery of NUSHIP Stalwart. Navantia Australia established operations in Henderson, Western Australia in May 2020 to provide sustainment support to Stalwart and is another example of how our commitment to Plan Galileo and to helping develop Australia’s sovereign naval shipbuilding and sustainment industry”, said Mr Lozano.




Support for the life-cycle of the vessel for the first five years’ of service and throughout the ship’s warranty period will be managed by Navantia Australia, along with sister ship, HMAS Supply.

The AOR Program has generated hundreds of jobs for Australian workers who operate behind the scenes in the Australian Defence Industry. Sixty direct jobs with Navantia Australia, and further indirect jobs with industry partners associated with the AOR Sustainment support program, have been created.

A number of Australian and Western Australian companies were involved in the both construction process and fit-out, including Taylor Bros, SAGE Automation, Australian Maritime Technologies, Sofraco Engineering, Capability by Design, Communications Design & Management and Sypaq Systems. ASP Ship Management, Scaf-West and the Onsite Rental Group are performing vital support during the fit-out.

Launched by Australian Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan AO, NUSHIP Stalwart was launched on 30 August 2019 and departed Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard on May 20 this year, and headed to Perth, where it arrived on June 21.

Navantia

HMNZS Canterbury arriba a Singapur para reacondicionamientos

HMNZS Canterbury Arrived in Singapore for Refurbishment Work

HMNZS Canterbury arrived in Singapore (photo : RNZN)

After a two week transit, HMNZS Canterbury arrived at Sembawang in Singapore this week.

A team of medical staff met the ship and conducted full COVID-19 testing on the crew - who all returned negative tests.

Canterbury will shortly sail down to the shipyard in the Benoir Sector where her significant refurbishment will begin.

As our go-to amphibious military sealift vessel tasked with everything from disaster response in the Pacific to joint operations in the Southern Ocean, the refurbishment will ensure Canterbury is match fit for whatever purpose she is required.


HMNZS Canterbury when start sail from New Zealand (photo : RNZN)

Our Navy’s work horse is sailing to Singapore for over 80,000 hours of refurbishment and deep level maintenance, including:

-Replacing the underwater hull coatings
-Removing and maintaining the prop shafts, rudder stocks, underwater valves and more
-Refurbishing and modernising the embarked forces heads and bathrooms
-Lifting and replacing the galley floor

Canterbury has sailed the equivalent of four times around the world since her last five-year docking. The ship is the main platform we use to assist during cyclone season in the Islands to help our Pacific neighbours. And that’s why we’re investing significantly in the vessel’s refurbishment to keep it fit for her purpose.

RNZN

Astillero vietnamita completa cuarto buque de apoyo logístico anfibio

Song Thu Shipyard has Completed Fourth Damen RoRo 5612

The fourth Damen RoRo 5612, HQ 529 (photo : VietDefense)

After a little over a year of construction another Damen RoRo 5612 ship has been completed and was launched from the Song Thu Corporation's shipyard in Da Nang yesterday. This is the 4th ship of it's class in service with the Vietnam People's Navy but the only one that was actually directly ordered by the VPN.

The 3 ships that had been previously built in Vietnam were ordered by Venezuela but were never delivered. After lingering in Vietnamese shipyards for a couple months the VPN moved to purchase the vessels themselves.

These ships improve the VPN's amphibious, transport, and logistic capabilities. They would also be beneficial for supplying the Vietnamese garrisons in the Spratly Islands.

VietDefense

Arriba el buque más grande la Armada de Nueva Zelanda

HMNZS Aotearoa Navy Ship Finally Arrives in NZ

HMNXS Aoteaora arrives in New Zealand (all photos : RNZDF)

The largest ship ever to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy has made a triumphant arrival in Auckland.

The Aotearoa arrived in Waitematā Harbour amid much fanfare on Friday morning, including a flotilla of yachts and powerboats, and Air Force flybys from two C-130 Hercules and a P-3 Orion aircraft.



Military brass, diplomats and media watched her arrive from the diving and support vessel HMNZS Manawanui, following Aotearoa's 16-day voyage from South Korea where she was built in the shipyards of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan.

The purpose-built, $500 million support vessel is designed to carry fuel, cargo, water and other supplies in support of operations, particularly humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions.




At 173m, the ship is longer than the 169m HMNZS Achilles light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War 2, or the 118m HMNZS Te Kaha frigate currently in service.

Shortly after the ship docked at a specially-extended wharf at Devonport Naval Base, Aotearoa’s commanding officer Captain Simon Rooke said he and his crew were “incredibly happy”.

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Última visita del buque logístico australiano

Last Foreign Visit for HMAS Success before Retiring

HMAS Success tanker ship (photo : RAN)

Success completes her last overseas port visit

HMAS Success has completed her last foreign port visit after 33 years of proud service in the Royal Australian Navy.

Success’ visit to Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, was also the final port visit by the Indo-Pacific 2019 (IPE19) Joint Task Group, which also included HMA Ships Canberra and Newcastle.

While in the country, members of ship’s company participated in welcome events, community engagement, official hospitality and sporting activities to engage with their Indonesian Navy colleagues.

Over three days, they also discussed what Success does best: replenishing ships of all shapes and sizes at sea.

The Navy’s first and only imam, Chaplain Mogamat Majidih Essa, also led a prayer after completion of the buka puasa, or the breaking of the fast, during the blessed month of Ramadan.




“It was a great honour to represent the Royal Australian Navy at this event,” Chaplain Essa said.

“I know the locals here were very appreciative and I feel humbled.”

Chaplain Essa and Success Chaplain Simote Finau also had the privilege to be invited for the early morning meal by a local Indonesian family.

The ship’s Commanding Officer, Captain Darren Grogan, said the visit was important.

“Indonesia is a vital partner for us; we are close friends and neighbours and share the world’s longest maritime boundary,” Captain Grogan said.

“Our defence relationship is a longstanding one focussed on a wide variety of security-related matters like counter terrorism, maritime security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peacekeeping.

“This was a successful port visit for us and the IPE19 Joint Task Force, but this is the last time this hardworking, proud and professional Navy ship will get to see foreign shores.”

Success will stop in Cairns and Brisbane on the way to Sydney for her decommissioning at the end of next month.


RAN

Navantia bota tanquero para Australia

Navantia Launches New Tanker Ship for the Royal Australian Navy

 
First Australian Supply-class AOR launched in Spain (photo : Navantia)

Navantia launches Nuship Supply for the Royal Australian Navy

Navantia has launched on November, 23 the first AOR (auxiliary oiler replenishment) ”Nuship Supply” of a series of two, for the Royal Australian Navy, according to contract signed in May 2016.

The ceremony was held at the Ferrol facilities at 4:15 pm coinciding with the high tide, and has counted with the attendance of Mrs. Jenny Barrett, as the godmother of the ship, the president of Navantia, Susana de Sarriá, the Ambassador of Australia to Spain, Julie-Ann Guivarra, and the Royal Australian Navy Chief of Navy, VA MJ Noonan.

The president of Navantia was grateful to the Australian Navy for the confidence deposited in the Company that once again has demonstrated the aptitude to design and build the products and services for the most competitive markets, in time and quality. She added that launching a new ship, means that Navantia shows, once again, an enormous potential and with the upcoming Strategic Plan and the F110 frigates, will guarantee supporting these capacities in the future.

The two ships are based on the Spanish Navy ship “Cantabria” which will be tailored to fulfil specific Australian standards and requirements. The agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia also includes the sustainment of the two AOR ships for a period of five years.

This contract means a workforce of 3 million hours for this area, as well as 35,000 hours for the Cartagena shipyard derived from the engines, and 35,000 for Navantia Sistemas derived from the IPMS. That makes a total of 1,800 jobs until 2020.

Besides, this contract includes a significant amount of participation from Australian industry, with companies such as Raytheon as supplier of the Communication System, Saab Australia as supplier of the Combat System, Scientific Management Associates (SMA) as suppliers of engineering services and Baker and Provan as supplier of cranes. In relation to Support, all the sustainment activities will be performed in Australia (NSW and WA) with Navantia Australia and its subcontractors, which has been partnering with Australian companies since 2007.

Navantia

Corte de acero para el futuro tanquero neocelandés

First Steel Cut for Royal New Zealand Navy’s New Tanker

Steel cutting of HMNZS Aotearoa 

Construction of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest ever vessel, the HMNZS Aotearoa, officially started on January 31 with a steel cutting ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard in South Korea.

The ice-going tanker will be launched in March next year, and enter service in 2020.

The tanker acquisition was approved by the New Zealand government in June 2014 allowing for a tender to be released in March 2015. The contract was awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries in July that year for $493 million.

Aotearoa will be able to refuel two ships at the same time while underway, carry and refuel New Zealand Defence Force helicopters, produce and store water, and store and transport bulk goods.

HMNZS Aotearoa has twice the displacement of its decommissioned predecessor HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.

HMNZS Aotearoa will also be a world-first naval “Environship”, with Hyundai using the Rolls-Royce Environship concept design under licence. The design incorporates a new wave-piercing hull, which reduces resistance and lowers fuel use, while its combined diesel electric and diesel propulsion plant has lower fuel emissions than older vessels.

The design and capabilities of HMNZS Aotearoa were announced by the Ministry of Defence in 2016. The cost includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterisation” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.

The Defence White Paper 2016 identified Antarctica as a “focus on increasing international interest” while noting the New Zealand Defence Force’s “critical role” in supporting personnel in the Ross Dependency and monitoring activity in the Southern Ocean.

Naval Today

Australia asistirá a Nueva Zelanda con logística naval

Australia to Assist NZDF with Refuelling Services until 2020

HMNZS Aotearoa 

The New Zealand Defence Force’s decommissioning of replenishment tanker vessel HMNZS Endeavour on Friday has left the country relying on Australia for refuelling services until 2020.

The tanker ship had been in service for 30 years, returning from its last deployment in June. Its replacement, HMNZS Aotearoa, will not be in service until January 2020.

A Defence Force spokesperson told Radio New Zealand the Australian Navy would assist with refueling until HMNZS Aotearoa is in service.

"The Royal New Zealand Navy works on a reciprocal basis with the Royal Australian Navy and other allied navies when it comes to providing fleet fuelling services and other operational requirements in circumstances such as this," the spokesperson said.

"This shared resourcing is very common amongst partner navies."

The co-operation between both nation's navies is not unusual, with Australia and New Zealand previously forming a joint task force for disaster relief operations, headed up by HMNZS Canterbury, which was, at the time, the only suitable vessel available to both navies.

HMNZS Aotearoa, a 24,000-tonne vessel, will accommodate 64 crew and will be the largest ship ever operated by the New Zealand Navy. The vessel will have twice the displacement of HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.

South Korean firm Hyundai Heavy Industries is building Aotearoa.

DefenceConnect

ARA “Ingeniero Krause” declarado en desuso

El gobierno declaró en desuso un buque tanque de la Armada
Se trata del “Ingeniero Krause”, que ya estaba desactivado.



Foto: Gustavo Pereyra-La Nueva.

   El gobierno declaró en desuso al buque tanque de la Armada Ingeniero Krause, con asiento en Puerto Belgrano, y que ya estaba desactivado desde los últimos años como embarcación de la flota de mar.

   La decisión gubernamental se conoció hoy a través del decreto 2.041 publicado en el Boletín Oficial, con la firma de la presidenta Cristina Fernández y del ministro de Defensa, Agustín Rossi.

   En los considerandos de la norma se indicó "que el actual estado de degradación de la estructura y del equipamiento de a bordo" del buque tanque "lo hace inepto para el cumplimiento de los fines propios".

   La embarcación fue construida en 1981 por los astilleros Astarsa para Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) y luego, el  5 de marzo de 1993, lo adquirió la Armada y pasó a depender del Servicio de Transportes Navales.

   El decreto precisó que "la recuperación de las capacidades originales del barco y la de sus distintos sistemas resulta extremadamente difícil y onerosa".

   "Además, su diseño no cumple adecuadamente las funciones de sostén logístico móvil para la Flota de Mar y a partir de 2015 tampoco podrá cumplir las normas de seguridad establecidas por la Organización Marítima Internacional para buques petroleros, por carecer de doble casco", argumentó la norma.

   Por tal motivo, "se aprecia inoficioso invertir recursos públicos en la recuperación de la referida unidad".

   El decreto instruye al Estado Mayor General de la Armada para que en un plazo de 6 meses, "efectúe los estudios pertinentes para recuperar la capacidad logística perdida y eleve al Ministerio de Defensa un informe con sus conclusiones y propuestas para el reemplazo de la unidad declarada en desuso".

   Esta es la segunda embarcación de la Marina de guerra argentina declarada en desuso en los últimos días, ya que a principios de octubre se tomó similar medida con el patrullero ARA Murature, con apostadero en Buenos Aires, y que había cumplido 69 años de servicio. (DYN y La Nueva.)

La Nueva

Libios atacan a buque tanque incursor

La Fuerza Aérea libia ataca a un buque petrolero que ingresó sin permiso en aguas del país



La Fuerza Aérea libia ataca a un buque petrolero que ingresó sin permiso en aguas del país REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

La Fuerza Aérea libia ha atacado a un buque petrolero en el este de país, que entró en sus aguas territoriales sin permiso, informa Reuters.
Los aviones militares del Gobierno libio han atacado a un buque sin insignia durante su descarga en la ciudad portuaria de Sirte, 450 kilómetros al este de la ciudad de Trípoli, informa Reuters.

"Nuestros aviones han advertido al buque que marchaba sin insignia que no se acercara a la ciudad portuaria de Sirte, pero la tripulación ignoró la advertencia. Dimos a la tripulación la oportunidad de evaluar la situación, tras lo cual nuestros aviones militares han atacado la nave", expresó el comandante de la Fuerza Aérea libia, Saqer al-Joroushi, según cita la agencia.

A su vez, otra fuente dijo a la agencia que se trata de un buque petrolero con 25.000 toneladas de combustible a bordo.

RT Actualidad

Carguero comunista para los bolivarianos

Cuba entrega a la Armada de Venezuela otro buque construido en sus astilleros



(EFE) - Cuba entregó hoy el último de cuatro buques cargueros que había acordado construir para la Armada de Venezuela, y en 2015 se fabricarán en la isla otras ocho naves para la flota del país suramericano, informaron hoy medios locales.

El comandante general de la Armada Bolivariana, el almirante Jairo Avendaño, recibió este barco, construido por astilleros de la ciudad oriental de Santiago de Cuba, durante una ceremonia celebrada en la bahía de esa localidad, situada a unos 940 kilómetros al sureste de La Habana.

La embarcación, de 57 metros de eslora (largo) y 12 metros de manga (ancho) y dotada de alta tecnología, es capaz de mover 200 toneladas de agua y 200 de combustible con un tope máximo de 740 toneladas de mercancías.

La fabricación de estas naves es resultado de los convenios de cooperación establecidos al amparo de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA), un mecanismo de integración creado por Cuba y Venezuela en 2004 al que pertenecen actualmente once naciones de la región.

El almirante venezolano afirmó que gracias a la solidaridad de los pueblos del ALBA se está logrando la independencia de las operaciones portuarias en su país.

Por su parte, el director del Grupo Industrial de Astilleros del Ministerio de Transporte de Cuba, Nelson Torres, señaló que el nuevo buque zarpará hacia Venezuela en las próximas horas para cumplir con las misiones del alto mando de la Marina de Guerra Bolivariana.

Asimismo indicó que la colaboración entre naciones del ALBA también incluyen otros proyectos de crecimiento, transferencia tecnológica y asesoría, como la construcción, antes de fin de año, de una plataforma especializada de astilleros en la base Puerto Cabello de Venezuela.

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