Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

SYRIA AIR STRIKES - Saturday 14th April, 2018. During the early hours of Saturday 14th April, 2018 the US, UK and French    carried air strikes on Syria’s chemical related sites . US Naval assets involved were the Virginia Class submarine USS JOHN WARMER SSN 785 ,  the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS MONTEREY CG 61  and the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers USS Higgins DDG 76 and USS LABOON DDG 58. File photo of USS MONTEREY CG 61 leaving Valletta, Malta back to 19th December, 2013 -   USS LABOON DDG 58 and USS MONTEREY CG 61 engaged targets from the Red Sea while USS HIGGINS DDG 76 fired missiles from the North Arabian Gulf, and the submarine USS JOHN WARMER SSN 785 was in the Mediterranean Sea of which in total USS MONTEREY CG 61  launched 30 TLAMs (Tomahawk Missiles), USS HIGGINS DDG 76 launched 23, USS LABOON DDG 58 launched seven, and the submarine launched six. The French Navy FREMM Frigate  D...

United States Navy Sixth Fleet at Malta - 19-22.01.2018 The 1971 commissioned Blue Ridge Class Command Ship  USS MOUNT WHITNEY LCC 20  called for a diplomatic visit from Friday 19th to Monday 22nd January 2018. She entered for the first time after her 10 month refit at Viktor Lenac Shipyard at Rijeka, Croatia bearing different equipment from her previous calls in Valletta during 2012, 2007 and 1999. According to a statement by the US Embassy, the aim of this visit is for the crew to enjoy a few days of rest and recreation and to have the opportunity to see some of Malta’s historic and cultural treasures, including Valletta18 (V18) activities. The crew will also spend some of their free time working on community projects. Below images are of her entering Valletta Friday 19th afternoon - The below images whilst berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves on Saturday 20th - And below images off Valletta after her departure on Monday 22nd January ...

U.S. Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea August 10, 2017  by  Reuters By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an art Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have risen recently after North Korea carried out two nuclear tests last year and two ICBM tests last month, prompting a strong round of U.N. sanctions. That angered Pyongyang which has threatened to teach the United States a “severe lesson.” Trump responded by warning North Korea it would face “fire and fury” if it further threatened the United States. ificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation came as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and could complicate efforts to secure a common stance. The officials, speaking on condition o...

USNS Big Horn T-AO 198 at Haifa, Israel - 06.08.2017  USNS BIG HORN T-AO-198 is a Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler of the United States Navy. Big Horn, the twelfth ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 9th October 1989 and launched on 2nd February 1991. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Cpmmand (MSC) with a primarily civilian crew on 21 May 1992. She serves in the United States Atlantic Fleet. She was assisted by tugs ILAN (Port Bow) and ARIEL (Port Quarter). She was turned around and pushed to berth at the head of Carmel Pier. Archived image of USNS BIG HORN T-AO 198 offshore Malta back to 27th March, 2006 - www.maltashipphotos.com 

USS Oscar Austin DDG-79 at Haifa, Israel - 03.08.2017  USS OSCAR AUSTIN DDG 79  is an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer in the United States Navy.  Oscar Austin  is named for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart  recipient Private First Class Oscar P. Austin.  This ship is the 29th destroyer of her class. USS OSCAR AUSTIN   was the 17th ship of this class to be built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine  and construction began on 9th October 1997. She was launched and christened on 7th November 1998. On 19th August 2000 she was commissioned at Bath, Maine. The ship is currently part of Destroyer Squadron 26.  She was assisted by tugs AMATZIA (Port Bow) and ELAD (Port Quarter). She was turned around and backed to a prepared space that was set off by a wall of containers on Tuesday 1st August 2017. Archived image of USS OSCAR AUSTIN DDG 79 at the Netherlands back to 17th March, 2002 - www.maltashipphotos.com