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USS Portland (LPD 27) is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship built for the United States Navy. It is the third U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name of Portland, Oregon. As the eleventh ship of the San Antonio class, USS Portland was produced by Huntington Ingalls Industries and designed to transport, deploy, and land Marines, vehicles, and equipment. The ship is equipped to support amphibious assaults, special operations, reconnaissance missions, as well as humanitarian aid, disaster

Submarine Attack on IRIS Dena Frigate (2026) is a naval attack that resulted in the sinking of the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena by torpedo on 4 March 2026 off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.The incident occurred off the coast of Galle in southern Sri Lanka. U.S. officials have stated that the attack was carried out by a U.S. Navy submarine using a Mark 48 torpedo.At the time of the attack, approximately 180 crew members were on board. According to Sri Lankan authorities co

The TCG Gayret Museum is a maritime museum created by converting the TCG Gayret (D-352) destroyer (retired from long service in the Turkish Naval Forces) into Türkiye’s first museum ship under a modern museology approach. The museum is located on the coast of İzmit / Kocaeli and presents information about maritime history and the Turkish Navy.HistoryThe TCG Gayret ship was launched on May 10, 1946 by the United States of America under the name USS Eversole (DD-789). It served particularly within

In 1961, while flying a Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft over the Indian Ocean, Qantas Airways navigator Jed Hartman accidentally discovered a small “islet” that did not appear on any navigational charts. The feature, which had no record in any navigation system, was named “Jed’s Rocks” in honor of the young navigator.But the reality was far different from what it appeared to be. The discovery of Jed’s Rocks did not reveal a new landmass but instead uncovered one of the most significant esp

Vasa is a warship built for the Swedish Navy in the 17th century. On its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628 in the harbor of Stockholm, it sank after traveling less than a nautical mile (1.85 km). The ship’s hull was raised from the sea in 1961 and, after a long process of conservation and reconstruction, it began to be displayed in 1990 at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. It is estimated that 98 percent of the hull remains intact, making it the oldest intact wooden ship ever recovered.Historical Cont