Sailing frigate USS CONSTITUTION is out in Boston harbor today, 17 May -- her first underway period of the year. Five more underways are scheduled. As should be obvious, the ship shows reduced rigging due to near-continuous preservation efforts.

Very unfortunate accident as the Mexican Navy's sail training ship CUAUHTEMOC backed into the Brooklyn Bridge evening of 17 May while leaving New York. Ship hits the bridge, top masts are downed, people were in the river and being rescued. Another video at facebook.com/nycfirewire/vi…

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: the view from Europe. Veteran naval correspondents Xavier Vavasseur and Richard Scott with fascinating details about the recent and current French and UK carrier deployments, NATO activities, ship maintenance and AsiaIMDEX defaeroreport.com/2025/05/17/cav…

24 May 1941. Empire Day

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: analyst Brent D. Sadler dives deep into maritime construction in the US - SAWS, block buys, infrastructure complexities and costs, then reviews US Navy actions in the Red Sea and Pacific. Plus Naval News of the Week defaeroreport.com/2025/05/23/cav…

All gave some. Some gave all. Don't squander it.

Not just the great SS UNITED STATES has gone to die in Mobile, Alabama. Venerable ex-USS #ENTERPRISE CVN65 will die there as well. Navy awarded a $537 mil contract 30 May to NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement to break up the Big E entirely by Nov 2029. Ship now is in Newport News

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: Carrier HS TRUMAN's troubled deployment comes to an end; is border patrol a good use for destroyers?; another successful LCS cruise caps off as production nears an end; and more, plus naval news of the week defaeroreport.com/2025/05/30/cav…

STORIS WAGB21, US Coast Guard's 1st icebreaker to enter service since 1999, sailed fm Pascagoula 3 June after conversion work in Tampa FL. The former commercial AIVIQ was purchased in 2024 as an "interim-capability icebreaker." Will be based at Juneau AK news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: frmr US Navy top acquisition chief Nickolas Guertin dives into shipbuilding & the shipbuilding culture - and how ships SHOULD be designed. Plus BAE makes a major ship upgrade, and never-ending controversies over ship names defaeroreport.com/2025/06/06/cav…

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: ret RADM Mark Montgomery is back to run thru the Navy's budget, talk current maritime ops and his assessment of Ukraine's chances in the war w/Russia. Plus another busy Naval News of the Week defaeroreport.com/2025/06/13/cav…

Held hostage in a British harbour and believing their ships about to be turned over to the Allies, German sailors scuttled the magnificent High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919. 52 fighting ships went to the bottom

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: NAVSEA's top engineer, RADM Pete Small, talks frankly about shipbuilding, ship repair, the application of 1000s of technical specs and more. Plus Naval News of the Week and a new CNO is nominated defaeroreport.com/2025/06/20/cav…

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: Vigor Marine Group is one of the US Navy's top ship repair contractors. CEO Francesco Valente discusses Navy readiness goals, maintenance, and Vigor's influence. Plus Naval News of the Week and a Squawk on leadership defaeroreport.com/2025/06/27/cav…

Happy Canada Day! The true North Star!

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: as production of new ships comes to an end what's next for the US Navy's long-running, still controversial & busy LCS littoral combat ship program? Plus Naval News of the Week and some thoughts on this, our 200th podcast! defaeroreport.com/2025/07/03/cav…