The following ships passed through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea last night
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69)
USS San Jacinto(CG-56)
USS James E. Williams(DDG-95)
USS Truxtun(DDG-103)
USNS Robert E. Peary(T-AKE-5)
The following ships are passing through the Strait of Malacca northbound.
USS Carl Vinson(CVN-70)
USS Lake Champlain(CG-57)
USS Stockdale(DDG-106)
HMAS Ballarat(FFH-155)
Mere minutes before USS Carney(DDG-64) engaged an Iranian made drone, she, and the convoy she was escorting, were captured heading towards the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
At approximately 1100 (Sanaa time), while in the South Red Sea, the Arleigh-Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) shot down an Iranian-produced KAS-04 unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Although its intentions are not known,
The Eisenhower CSG passed through the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.
Ships in the Ike CSG:
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69)
USS Mitscher(DDG-57)
USS Thomas Hudner(DDG-116)
USS Monterey(CG-61)
USNS Arctic(T-AOE-8)
The Theodore Roosevelt CSG is passing through the Strait of Malacca southbound.
The ships currently in the group are:
USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN-71)
USS Russell(DDG-59)
USS Bunker Hill(CG-52)
The Queen Elizabeth CSG passed through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait southbound.
Ships in the CSG:
HMS Queen Elizabeth(R08)
HMS Diamond(D34)
HMS Defender(D36)
USS The Sullivans(DDG-68)
HMS Kent(F78)
HMS Richmond(F239)
HNLMS Evertsen(F805)
RFA Tidespring(A136)
RFA Fort Victoria(A387)
Ships of the IKE CSG were spotted off Dubai in today's Sentinel-2 imagery. Furthermore, there are indications of a potential Strait of Hormuz transit.
Ships in the strike group:
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69)
USS Philippine Sea(CG-58)
USS Laboon(DDG-58)
USS Gravely(DDG-107)
Ships of the Carl Vinson CSG are arriving in Singapore for an apparent port call.
Ships of the carrier group:
USS Carl Vinson(CVN-70)
USS Princeton(CG-59)
USS Hopper(DDG-70) -may not be present
USS Kidd(DDG-100)
USS Sterett(DDG-104)
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) -in Japan
Yesterday (1/10), IRGCN intel ship MV Behshad passed through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait southbound.
In the hours prior to their transit, they were captured in Sentinel-2 imagery off Mocha, Yemen.
Several dozen warships are off Japan for International Fleet Review 2022.
Some of their nationalities are as follows:
Australia, Brunei, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, S. Korea, USA
Over the past two days (Oct. 2/3), the USS Ronald Reagan CSG passed through the Tsugaru Strait eastbound.
Ships of the CSG:
USS Ronald Reagan(CVN-76)
USS Chancellorsville(CG-62) -unconfirmed
USS Benfold(DDG-65)
USNS Yukon(T-AO-202)
Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) a floating, self-propelled, mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station designed to operate in high winds and heavy seas coming into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - October 31, 2022
USS The Sullivans(DDG-68), RFA Tidespring(A136), & RFA Fort Victoria(A387) passed through the Strait of Bonifacio eastbound. Later in the day a 4th ship (spoofing) also transited
Ships of the IKE CSG were spotted off Dubai in today's Sentinel-2 imagery. Furthermore, there are indications of a potential Strait of Hormuz transit.
Ships in the strike group:
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69)
USS Philippine Sea(CG-58)
USS Laboon(DDG-58)
USS Gravely(DDG-107)
The following ships passed through the Strait of Malacca northbound.
USS Ronald Reagan(CVN-76)
USS Antietam(CG-54)
USS Halsey(DDG-97)
USNS Carl Brashear(T-AKE-7)
USS Laboon(DDG-58) made a brief port call in the Canary Islands, Spain, as they attempt to catch up with the IKE CSG.
Shortly after the carrier group left for deployment, USS Laboon encountered issues and needed to return to Norfolk for repairs.
When looking at the imagery, several ships of the Queen Elizabeth CSG are visible 70nm (130km) northwest of Alexandria, Egypt. The group appears to consist of HMS Queen Elizabeth, RFA Fort Victoria, and 3 escorts.
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Yesterday morning (10/13), the Bataan ARG could be seen in the southern Persian Gulf in Sentinel-2 imagery.
The Bataan ARG is made of:
USS Bataan(LHD-5)
USS Carter Hall(LSD-50)
USS Mesa Verde(LPD-19) -in Spain
The Thai carrier group is heading into the Strait of Malacca.
The group consists of:
HTMS Chakri Naruebet(CVH-911)
HTMS Taksin(FFG-422)
HTMS Sukhothai(FS-442)
HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan(OPV-552)
USS Mason scored another shoot down. This time responding to MT Ardmore Encounter. Based off AIS, it appears MT Ardmore Encounter had armed guards onboard at the time of the incident.
USS Mason shot down a Houthi drone coming out of Yemen, acc to U.S. defense official.Suspected one way attack drone headed towards Mason, which was responding report Houthis attacking MV Ardmore Encounter, using
skiffs & then firing 2 missiles that missed.
No damage. No injuries.
Photo dump from USS Lewis B. Puller(ESB-3). The pics are from early December, just after their Strait of Hormuz transit, but do show some of what they have aboard.
Shown is 2x MH-53E Sea Dragon's & 4x Combatant Craft Assault's (CCA)
It looks like the Queen Elizabeth CSG is passing through the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.
The ship with AIS enabled are:
USS The Sullivans(DDG-68)
HNLMS Evertsen(F805)
RFA Tidespring(A136)
RFA Fort Victoria(A387)
A 5th spoofing ship (claiming to be QE)
The suspected Iranian/IRGCN intel ship MV Behshad has been joined by another Iranian ship in the southern Red Sea.
No clue if this is common, I've just been watching MV Behshad closer given current events.
Earlier today, the following ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz westbound:
USS Monterey(CG-61)
USS Georgia(SSGN-729)
USS Hurricane(PC-3)
USS Squall(PC-7)
USS Thunderbolt(PC-12)
USCGC Maui(WPB-1304)
USCGC Wrangell(WPB-1332)