What are Ship Prefixes for Naval and Merchant Vessels?
Ship prefixes refer to the abbreviations carved in front of the ship names, for both navy or merchant vessels, comprising of few letters compounded to denote a particular meaning.
Remembering INS Khukri: Indian Naval Ship Lost during I971 Indo-Pak War
The Indo-Pak war of 1971 left behind several bitter memories for both the countries. For the Indian Navy, the war resulted in loss of one of its finest naval ships – INS Khurki. Learn more about this vessel, which was also the first war ship to sink after the World War –II.
USNS Grasp: Specialized Salvage and Rescue Vessel
USNS Grasp is a specialized salvaging and rescuing ship of the United States Navy. The vessel has state-of-the-art equipment tools for salvaging and tugging operations at the sea.
What is a Mothball Fleet?
The mothball fleet is the colloquial term set for the United States’ naval reserve fleet. Reserve fleet comprises of those naval ships which are outfitted for naval use, but are kept in reserve unless specifically required