Why did they put a Oto 76 mm gun in such a large destroyer?

It is AAA and also for use against small surface targets plus it is domestically produced (licence): a bigger gun is not necessary for this fleet escort (she’s not intended to go do shore bombardment and big ship you want to kill way beyond the range of the ship’s gun).

This was happened in 2005 in S. Korea.

http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=doraneiuos&logNo=80127049626

No brakes, obviously 😉

She’s currently in the Atlantic, of the north-westernmost coast of SPain, near Santiago de Compostela (cool link, Teej 😉

Kolkata kinda reminds me of type 45 and horizon. I wonder how each of its four arrays compares with the two side arrays of SAMPSON and EMPAR

The bridge structure is somwhat reminiscent of the Canadian Patrol Frigate / Halifax class imho

Two new Type 218SG submarines to Singapore.

Singapore to acquire two submarines from German firm

Significantly, the subs are from TKMS’ division HDW rather than Kockums, which TKMS also owns…

Contacted by Navy Recognition, TKMS explained:
HDW Class 218SG is a customised design from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The submarines, which will be fitted out with an air independent propulsion system, are going to be built at the Kiel premises of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
Compared to the present ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems submarines, the new design has been customised to house additional equipment for present and future operational requirements. Special attention has also been paid to the ultra-modern layout of the tailor-made Combat System of these submarines. ST Electronics, being part of the ST Engineering group, will co-develop such Combat System with Atlas Elektronik GmbH.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1397

It seems likely it will be a modified HDW 212A/214 rather than a variant of the larger HDW 216.

http://gentleseas.blogspot.nl/
http://gentleseas.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/germans-sinking-kockums-swedish-sub.html

The newest proposition/variation (10th?) of project 11541 Korsar? Info’s, anyone?

Has this been posted here before? its an apparent cover up of a accident between a destroyer and a frigate, why would they both come together so close? Was it a issue of Ego’s?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E16Ug9JCM

No, it is not new.

Indian Navy’s dubious safety record worrisome for national security
SANDEEP UNNITHAN NEW DELHI, AUGUST 26, 2013 | UPDATED 16:25 IST
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Ageing ships alone do not explain other accidents and collisions. Naval officials say there are a series of smaller mishaps that point to Standard Operating Procedures (sops) not being followed. The August 2009 collision of the missile corvette INS Kuthar with destroyer INS Ranvir in the Bay of Bengal was traced to a rudder failure, compounded by a flawed manoeuvre. In 2010, three crew men on destroyer INS Mumbai were instantly killed when an AK-630 Gatling gun went off as safety drills were not followed. The submarine INS Sindhughosh collided twice; once with a fishing boat in 2006 and once with a merchant vessel in 2007. “The Navy has put in place multiple, institutionalised methods and procedures towards enhancing safety,” a naval spokesperson said, responding to a questionnaire. “Each type of unit has a Safety Class Authority that oversees safety aspects and guides safety related policy. On completion of major repairs, all units undergo a safety audit, prior joining respective formations.”
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http://reportmysignalpm.blogspot.nl/2013_08_01_archive.html

very nice pic. All the big guns in a confined space. 3 kilos, Viraat, Delhi class, Talwar class and yet to sail P-15A. A 250Kg in the middle would be enough to take them all… no one is in a hurry to decongest and shift to Karwar.

The Spanish offer of their Juan Carlos.

Read full at the link

Juan Carlos is an LHA, sold also to Australia. There is no mention of it in the articles. Cantabria is an AOR, essentially the spanish twin sister of the Dutch Amsterdam class AOR. These were produced in Spain, much like the Dutch Rotterdam LPD has a Spanish built twin sister called Galicia.

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