Even before the formal start of hostilities between Ukraine and neighboring Russian, the Ukrainian Navy sought to broaden its naval forces by acquisition of a foreign Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette type. Built in Turkey by Turkish shipyards, the result has become the Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F-211...

Most sponges are too rough for general use due to their structural spicules composed of calcium carbonate or silica. But two genera, Hippospongia and Spongia, have soft, entirely fibrous skeletons. These two genera are most commonly used by humans. It is unknown when exactly the sponge became an art...

She was built as a diesel electric attack submarine by Dalwoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Geoje, South Korea for the Korean Navy. Her hull was laid down on May 17, 2016, launched as the DOSAN AHN CHANGHO (SS-083 ) on September 14, 2018, as one of the three DOSAN AHN GANG-HO- class ...

KAIMEI was built as a research vessel by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Machinery, Shimonoseki, Japan, for JAMSTEC, Japan. Her keel was laid down on January 22, 2015, and she was launched as the KAIMEI on June 7, 2015 by cutting the rope by Her Royal Highness Princess Yoshiko. KAIMEI was officially deliver...

27 Sep 1932: K XVIII is launched. 23 Mar 1934: K XVIII is commissioned to the Royal Netherlands Navy. 14 Nov 1934 - 11 July 1935: The K XVIII sails from Nieuwediep (Netherlands) to Soerabaja Prof. Dr. F.A. Vening Meinesz, B.Sc. is on board in order to conduct gravity measurements. The submarine visi...

Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F211) is an Ada-class anti-submarine corvette of the Ukrainian Navy currently undergoing sea trials. The ship is named after Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian Cossack leader who turned against the Tsardom of Russia of Peter the Great and joined the side of Charles XII of Sweden during the...

The Sea Baby is a Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed for use by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine from 2022. It is able to carry an explosive payload for use in kamikaze attacks, or equipped with other equipment loadouts for mo...

The lightvessel West-Hinder III marked the southwestern sailing route for the Northern European seaports for many years. The West-Hinder III was stationary off the coast on the Westhinder bank.

The ship was built in 1950 at the Béliard-Crighton shipyard. The nine crew members were responsible for r...

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved. It was the original objective of both the colonial and British...

At Bratislava the River Danube creates a natural barrier which has been overcome in various ways since ancient times. The medieval fords were later replaced by bridges and ferry crossings. In 1891 when the old pontoon bridge, dating from 1825, was replaced by the first steel bridge in Bratislava, th...

Marking the triumphant finale of a 43,000 nautical-mile odyssey; a magnificent Dutch tall ship sailed into Tower Bridge Quay on 25 July 2025. The Oosterschelde has spent the last two years sailing the globe on the DARWIN200 voyage. The rather colossal journey saw this beautifully-restored ship trans...

Two mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels, "Chernihiv" and "Cherkasy" were commissioned with the Ukrainian Navy during a flag raising ceremony held in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 2nd, 2023. The ships are two former Sandown-class MCM vessels of the Royal Navy: Chernihiv (M310) is the f...

The Velykyi Ustyug missile vessel was built at Zelenodol Shipyard and commissioned in 2014. Specifications:
Displacement – 950 t,
length – 74,1 m,
width – 11 m.
Crew – 36 sailors.
Maximum speed – 25 knots.
Range – 1500 miles.
Autonomy – at least 10 days. The missile ship is armed with a 100-mm А190-...

The Amazon River is unimaginably wide and sailing along this humongous waterway for thousands of kilometers by slow boat is a unique, documentary-like experience. Watching life on the Amazon pass by while swinging in a hammock on deck, getting intimate with the rich ecosystem of the Amazon basin and...

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