Tag: RIMPAC 2012
Ex USNS Ships Concord and Kilauea Sunk by Australian, Canadian Submarines
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has successfully sunk a target ship, the 12,106-tonne former USNS (United States Navy Ship) Kilauea in Hawaii using one Mk 48 torpedo for the attack
RIMPAC 2012 – Naval Forces Roaming in the Pacific
Hawaii became the focus of the largest Pacific naval exercise on 29 June as international navies converged on the islands to begin Rim of the Pacific 2012. This is the 23rd exercise in the RIMPAC series and promises to be the largest ever.