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MAJOR
REGIONAL NAVIES
CAPITAL
SHIPS
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INDIA
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INS
Jalashwa
(LSD)
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(Oct 12, 2013) Eastern
Fleet preparing to send 2-ships in response to Cyclone Phailin striking
eastern coastline of India (Indian Navy)
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Austin-Class LSD
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INS Viraat
(CV)
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2014 ACTIVITIES
(Jun 7) Indian RM visits INS
Viraat (Carrier) during ship commissioning ceremony for INS Achook and Agrim
(Coast Guard), discuss sinking of INS Singhurakshak with Adm. Dhowan, Chief
of Naval Staff (NIC.IN)
(Feb 13) @ Bay of Bengal;
month long major Combined Fleets Indian Naval exercise TROPEX’14 begins, led
by INS Viraat (Carrier)( Indian Navy)
(Jan 7) @ Indian Ocean; FGS
Hessen (German Frigate) conducts PASSEX with Indian Navy ships INS Viraat
(Carrier), Teg (Frigate) and Jyoti (Supply Ship) (Bundesmarine)
2013 ACTIVITIES
(Apr 22) @ New Delhi, India,
Def Minister Antony says Viraat can continue for another 3-years (The Hindu )
2012 ACTIVITIES
(5/3) @ Mumbai, UK
Prince William tours ship and base
(2/7) Begin TROPEX Ex,
Def Min on board
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Centaur Class STOVL Aircraft Carrier
(Former HMS Hermes)
COMPLEMENT
(11) Sea Harriers
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INS Vikramaditya
(CV)
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<MAINTENANCE>
2015 ACTIVITIES
(Aug 17) Indian carrier
is slated to undergo its first refit in 2016 at Pipavav Shipyard (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-vikramaditya-to-undergo-first-refit-in-2016/article7550456.ece)
---2014---
(Feb 13) India proposes long term
maintenance contract with Russia’s Sevmash shipyards for 40-years of carrier
maintenance for INS Vikramaditya (RIA Novosti)
(Feb 7) @ Indian Ocean; an
Indian MIG-29 made the first ever landing on the newly refit carrier during
its commissioning trials (RIA Novosti)
(Jan 7) @ Kanwar; INS
Vikramaditya (Carrier) arrives at naval base with a team of Russian
specialists and techs (RIA Novosti)(Pics)
2013 ACTIVITIES
(Nov 26) @ Severomorsk;
departs for maiden voyage to India, will refuel in White Sea, then stop @
Murmansk for supplies (RIA Novosti)
(Nov 16) @ Sevmash, Russia;
Indian Defense Minister Antony receives carrier during commissioning of
carrier in Russia (Defense News)
(Ship History)
(Sept 25) Russia will turn
over Carrier to India on (Nov 15), is expected to arrive in Mumbai, India in
(Feb, 2014) (RIA Novosti )
REFIT SEA TRIALS
(Jul 30) @ White Sea; Final
Sea Trials, successfully pass engine tests during 1st stage (RIA Novosti )
(May 15) @ Arkhangelsk,
Russia, ship in dry dock for repairs before final sea trials in July to
September, plan to deliver to India in December (RIA Novosti )
(Mar) ETA Flight Trials
resume in North Sea
2012 ACTIVITIES
(Dec'12) Deadline to
Deliver to India, delayed due to malfunctions
(9/23) arrives at Sevmash Military Shipyard,
Severodvinsk, Russia for boiler repairs
(9/18) Malfunctions due
to faulty boilers
(9/17) Malfunctions
delay handover of ship to Indian navy until October 2013
(7/23) begin touch and
go Ex with jets last week
(7/16) begin 2nd Sea Trials
(6/8) begin sea trials
in White Sea, 4-months
(5/23) Sea Trials
delayed to June, poor weather
(3/7) Barents Sea,
ready for trials
(1/17) ready for sea
trials in May'12
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Kirov Class STOL Carrier
(Former RFS Adm. Gorshkov)
COMPLEMENT
(45) Mig-29K Naval
Fighters
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INS Vikrant
(CV)
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BUILDING
(2018) ETA Operational
(2017) ETA revised
Delivery
(2016) ETA Trials
<>
(Aug 12) @ Cochin Shipyard,
Kochi, India; India's first domestically produced carrier is christened and
launched (Indian Navy )
(Jul 7) @ Cochin Shipyards;
Planning to launch (Aug 12), conduct trials in 2016 and be operational in
2018 (Times of India)
^ 2013 ^
(July, 2012) India
reports major delays in delivery
(Dec, 2011) floated out
at 1/3 tonnage, problems with gear box
(Feb, 2009) Keel laid
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Vikrant Class Aircraft Carrier
COMPLEMENT (EST)
(12) Mig-29K Naval
Fighters
(8) Tejas Light Combat
Aircraft
(10) Anti-Sub / Recon
Helicopters
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INS New Carrier (#2)
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DESIGN
(5/17/12) planning to
build 2-new native designs, unknown delivery date, using catapults, not ski
ramp
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CATOBAR (Steam Catapult) Carrier
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TASK
FORCES
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None at this time
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ITALY
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ITS Cavour
(CVH-550)
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<30TH ITALIAN NAVAL
GROUP<
2015 ACTIVITIES
(Sep 5) @ Saudi Arabia; Italian Naval Group docks at Jeddah on Monday
until Friday, Group is deployed to Africa and Middle East, sailing in Red
Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf, and circling Africa; visiting
UAE, Oman, S. Africa, Morocco and Algeria; Group will be providing
humanitarian assistance at African ports and promoting the World Expo at
Milan in 2015 (http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131121187290)
(Feb 11-12) @ Gulf of
Taranto; Italian 2nd Naval Group Command, with the ITS Cavour, and
commanded aboard the ITS L. Durand de la Penne. Conducts a wide ranged naval
and amphibious exercise (DIFESA)
(Jan 9) @ Italy; Italian carrier ITS Cavour
stops at Trieste for minor maintenance work in Dock No. 4 at St. Mark’s
Arsenal (DIFESA)
---2014---
(Nov 21) @ Croatia; ITS
Cavour visits Gruz-Dubrovnick for friendship meetings with ambassador, and
public tours (DIFESA)
(Nov 3-5) @ Trieste; ITS
Cavour and V. Fasan visit navy base at Trieste, receive their battle flag,
and open for public tours ( DIFESA)
INDIAN OCEAN DEPLOYMENT
(Jul 24) @ Taranto, Italy; ITS Cavour hosts 22-students from Francesco
Morosini Military Naval School (DIFESA)
(Feb 26) @ Sao Tome and
Principe; ITS Cavour Carrier group crosses equator and arrives off Sao Tome (Marina)
(Feb 13) @ S. Africa; ITS
Cavour carrier battle group visits Cape Town, conducts “Operation Smile”
medical outreach (Marina)
(Jan 10-14) @ Kenya; ITS
Cavour (Carrier) and Etna (Supply Ship) visit Mombasa, conduct medical
humanitarian check-ups and surgeries at isolated villages in Kenya (DIFESA)
(Jan 3) @ Arabian Sea; ITS
Cavour, USS Truman and FS Charles de Gaulle (Carriers) meet to conduct joint
maneuvering and training (Marina)
(Jan 2) @ Dubai, UAE; ITS
Cavour Carrier Group departs UAE for Kenya after joint training and PASSEX
with UAE naval units and boarding teams; ITS Bergamini conducts joint
training with NATO flagship SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Marina)
---2013---
(Nov 26) @ Indian Ocean off
Oman; CSG supply ship ITS Etna rendezvous and resupplies frigate ITS Libeccio
(Marina)
(Nov 14) @ Mediterranean;
Cavour naval task force deploying to Indian Ocean area, ETA returning (April
7, 2014), will visit several ports in Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf to
provide humanitarian assistance and highlight Italian industry (MOD)
• TASK FORCE:
• ITS Bergamini (Frigate)
• ITS Bansal (Patrol Ship)
• ITS Etna (Supply)
(Oct 24-27) @ S. Tyrrenian
Sea; acting Flagship for humanitarian relief and training for european
exercise TWIST (Tidal Wave in S. Tyrrhenian Sea). Organized by Civil
Protection Dept. and staffed by divers from the San Marco Brigade and other
European civil rescue units from 6-countries (Marina)
(Sept 30) @ Mediterranean;
BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 continues, Task Force-445 23-ships conducting
“Serialized” drills (Gunnery, Anti-Sub / Anti-Air (NATO )
(Sept 26) @
Sardinia, Mediterranean; participates in major NATO maritime exercise
BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 (Marina )
(Sept 26 –
Oct 6) @ Tyrrhenian Sea; Flagship for
NATO-EX BRILLIANT MARINER 2013, in conjunction with Italy's MARE APERTO 13,
includes Carrier, 12-FFGs, 1-Amphib, 1-SUP, 7-MCM, 2-SSNs. (NATO )
(Mar 19-22,
2013) SCTI Conference onboard, discussing use of carriers in cost-saving
joint sharing strategic resources (Italy-MOD-Navy )
PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES
(Oct, 2012) conducted joint training carrier
exercise with FS CD Gaulle, as part of European Carrier Interoperability
Initiative
(Dec, 2011) Airwing
certs
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V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
ITALIAN FLEET FLAGSHIP
TASK FORCE:
ITS Bergamini (Frigate)
ITS Bansal (Patrol Ship)
ITS Etna
(Supply)
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ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi
(CVS-551)
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ACTIVITIES
(Oct 15) @ Taranto; Italy;
ITS Garibaldi transited the Revolving Bridge into the great sea, begin next
phase of modernization and maintenance until (Mar, 2015) (DIFESA)
---2013---
---2011---
(7/19/2011) HOME
(7/6/2011) pulled from Libya |
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STOVL Aircraft
Carrier
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ITS San Giorgio
(L9892)
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2014 ACTIVITIES
(Jul 21) @ Mediterranean; Italian assault ship ITS San Giorgio and
frigate Zeffiro rescue 1771 migrants at sea within 24 hours (DIFESA)
(Jun 15) @ Straits of
Sicily; Italian navy ships ITS Scirocco (frigate) and ITS San Giorgio (LHD)
rescue 1,822-migrants at sea (DIFESA)
(Jun 14) @ Straits of
Sicily; ITS San Georgio (LHD), Scirocco (FFG), Orion (OPS), Chimera
(Corvette) rescue 1812 migrants at sea (DIFESA)
(Mar 27) @ Mediterranean;
ITS San Giorgio (LHD) rescues 218-Migrants during Operation MARE NOSTRUM,
then transports them to Augusta, Sicily (DIFESA)
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San Giorgio
Class Landing Platform Dock
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ITS San Marcos
(L9893)
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2014 ACTIVITIES
(Jan 22)
Italian DEFMIN visits ITS San Marco (Amphibious Assault Ship) following the
rescue of 20-migrants off Sicily (DIFESA)
(Jan 10) @
Mediterranean; 105-African migrants were rescued by ITS Zeffiro (Frigate),
transferred to ITS San Marco (Amphibious) for identification and care, then
transferred to Augusta by ITS Sirius (OPS) (Marina)
2013 ACTIVITIES
(Nov 28) @
Mediterranean; Frigates Grecale and Sirocco rescue 210 migrants from
inflatable boats traveling to Lampedusa Island, with assistance of the
Italian Coast Guard and helicopter from ITS San Marco (LHD) (Marina)
(Oct 2) @
Cagliari; deliver P180 MPA-UAS drone to port of Trapani for experimental
phase testing by Piaggio (Marina )
(Sept 30) @
Mediterranean; BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 continues, Task Force-445 23-ships
conducting “Serialized” drills (Gunnery, Anti-Sub / Anti-Air (NATO )
(Sept 26) @
Sardinia, Mediterranean; participates in major NATO maritime exercise
BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 (Marina )
(Jun 15) @
Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey; transfer command of SNMG-2 to SPS Blaz de Lezo,
reurn home (NATO )
(Jan 27) @
Gulf of Aden, meet Chinese Rear Admiral Li Xiaoyan
2012 ACTIVITIES
(Nov 23)
Begin SNMG-2 patrol as Flagship
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San Giorgio
Class Landing Platform Dock
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ITS San Giusto
(L9894)
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2014 ACTIVITIES
(Aug 25) @ Straits of
Sicily; Italian navy and coast guard ships and ITS San Giusto rescue 1367-migrants
from Libya at sea, deliver to Crotone (DIFESA)
(Mar 19) @ Mediterranean;
Italian assault ship ITS San Giusto, frigate ITS Euro and Patrol Ship Cigala
Fulgosi, Coast Guard cutters 302 and 305, rescued 596 migrants (DIFESA)
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San Giorgio
Class Landing Platform Dock
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JAPAN
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JS Hyuga
(DDH-181)
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<DAWN BLITZ 2015>
---2015---
(Aug 30) @ San Diego; crew of JS Hyuga trains with USS America,
prepping for DAWN BLITZ in September (http://timesofsandiego.com/military/2015/08/29/crew-of-japanese-assault-ship-trains-with-uss-america/)
(Aug 17, 2015) @ San Diego; US Assault Ship USS America begins hosting
Japanese sailors, preparing for multi-national amphibious assault exercise
DAWN BLITZ 2015 in September, will be paired with Japanese helicopter carrier
JS Hyuga
(Jun 14,
2013) @ San Diego; participate in Ex. DAWN BLITZ, test MV-22 Osprey
compatibility
(2011)
TOHOKU Earthquake / Tsunami, assist with delivery of supplies and relief
(2009) Commissioned, Based at Yokosuka
(2007)
Launched
(2006)
Construction begins
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16DDH
Hyuga
Class Helicopter Carrier
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JS Ise
(DDH-182)
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---2014---
(Jul 29) @ Pacific; Warships participate in formation sailing PASSEX
for RIMPAC 2014 (People's Daily) (People's Daily)
(Jul 27) USNS Mercy participates in mass casualty drill with HMAS
Success and JS Ise (DDH-186) for RIMPAC (USN)
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(Nov 26) @ Tacloban; JS Ise
an Osumi land LCAC with heavy equipment and epidemic prevention teams (Japan-MOD PICs)
(Nov 24) @ Daanbantayan; JS
Ise and Osumi begin operations, set up air dome, begin ferrying supplies and
teams (Japan-MOD PICs)
(Nov 23) JS Ise and Osumi
balance materials and teams per their assignments
(2011) Commissioned, Based at Kure, Japan
(2009)
Launched
(2008)
Construction begins
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18DDH
Hyuga
Class Helicopter Carrier
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JS Izumo
(DDH-183)
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(Aug 6,
2013) @ Yokohama, Japan; Ship Launched
(Oct, 2012)
Contract awarded to IHI Corporation
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22DDH
Izumo
Class Helicopter Carrier
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JS KAGA
(DDH-184)
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<SEA TRIALS>
---2015---
(Aug 28) @ Japan; Japan’s
newest Helicopter Carrier is launched, is named after carrier that took part
in Pearl Harbor attacks, is second largest carrier in their inventory at
24,000 tons, is due to be commissioned in 2017; Carrier is slated for
anti-sub and humanitarian endeavors, but can also launch air assault with
MV-22 Ospreys and operate the new F-35 JSF (http://www.rt.com/news/313758-japan-new-helicopter-carrier/)
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22DDH
Izumo
Class Helicopter Carrier
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JS
Kunisaki
(LST-4003)
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---2014---
(Jul 7) @ Philippines; PP-14 partners provided services to Tacloban pet
owners to assist in efforts to eliminate a rabies epidemic in Philippines (USN)
(Jul 5) @ Philippines; Philippines hosts a basketball tournament in
Tacloban between US Navy, Australian, Japanese and locals (USN)
(Jun 20) @ Cambodia; USN
physicians participate in heart disease awareness symposium at Phnom Penh (USN)
(Jun 19) @ Cambodia;
Japanese landing ship JS Kunisaki arrives at Sihanoukville, begin PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014 Cambodia
Phase (USN)
(Jun 11) @ Vietnam; PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP medical staff led
evacuation demonstration with Vietnamese military with Japanese LST JS
Kunisaki (USN)
(Jun 6, 2014) @ Vietnam;
Japanese navy Osumi-Class JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) visits Da Nang, is flagship
for PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014, a
multinational humanitarian deployment in pacific (USN)
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Osumi-Class
Landing Ship
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JS Osumi
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(Nov 26) @
Tacloban; JS Ise an Osumi land LCAC with heavy equipment and epidemic
prevention teams (Japan-MOD PICs)
(Nov 24) @
Daanbantayan; JS Ise and Osumi begin operations, set up air dome, begin
ferrying supplies and teams (Japan-MOD PICs)
(Nov 17,
2013) @ MSDF Kure NB; vehicles and supplies loaded on JS Osumi (Japan-MOD PICs
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Osumi
Class LSD/H
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NETHERLANDS
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HNLMS Rotterdam
(L800)
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2013 ACTIVITIES
(Nov 13) UK 45 Commando
(W-Company) applauds the completion of jungle training exercise AFRICAN WINDS
13, a multinational exercise including US, Spanish and Dutch Marines, and
forces from Senegal, Ghana, Benin and Cameroon (Royal Navy)
(Nov 10) @ Naples, Italy;
Allied Marine task force disembarks HMNLS Rotterdam following 3-month AFRICAN
WINDS deployment to Africa Patrol Station in E. Africa (US Navy)
(Oct 9) @ Achiase, Ghana; UK
45 Commando participate in 7-day AFRICAN WINDS jungle training (Royal Navy)
(Sept
24-25) @ Gulf of Guinea; participate in multinational exercise NEMO 2013 with
Benin, Togo and French FFG FS Germinal (MOD)
(Sept 13) @
Dakar, Senegal; Training West African military personnel, Hydrographic survey
teams map harbors and coastlines (MOD)
(Aug 30) @
Rota, Spain; International task force of Marines embark for 3-month W. Africa
deployment under US-AFRICOM-APS (US Navy)
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Rotterdam Class Amphibious Landing Ship
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HNLMS Johan de Witt
(L801)
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2013ACTIVITIES
(Dec 6) @
Djibouti; HNLMS Johan de Witt (Amphib) hands over command of OP ATALANTA to
French Navy (Defense)
(Dec 6) @
Djibouti; onboard HNMS Johan de Witt (LSD), France assumes command of
anti-piracy task force, FS Siroco (LST) is new flagship (MOD)
(Aug 16) @
Indian Ocean off Somalia; Begin Op. Atalata anti-piracy patrol as Flagship for next 3.5 months (Defense)
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Rotterdam Class Amphibious Landing Ship
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SPAIN
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SPS Principe de Asturias
(R-11)
STOVL Aircraft Carrier
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(Feb, 2013) Ship
decommissioned due to budget cuts
(May, 2012) Budget
constraints may force Spain to mothball ship & 6-FFG's
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SPS Juan Carlos I
(L61)
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2014 ACTIVITIES
(Jun 9-13) @ Atlantic;
large Exercise MAR-41 conducted for Spanish navy F-100 AEGIS frigates
2013 ACTIVITIES
(July 9) @ Lisbon, Portugal,
disembark students, return to Rota Naval Base
(Jun 24-26) MAR-32 Exercise
and units from 41st Escort Squadron
(Jun 17-21) MARFIBEX
amphibious training exercise
(Jun ?) MAR-31 Exercise with
F-100 FFG's from 31st Escort Squadron
(Jun 6) @
Rota, Spain; set sail, arrive at Pontevedra Estuary, embark 100 Naval Academy
Students (Armada )
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Juan Carlos I
Class Amphibious Assault Ship
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THAILAND
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HTMS Chakri Naruebet
(CV)
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(6/26/12) SAAB contracted to
upgrade communications & control systems of ship (2012 – 2015)
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Asturias Class
STOVL Carrier
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