USS Essex (CVS-9) and HMCS Bonaventure (R22) in the North Atlantic in June 1961. Both ships were specialised to hunt Soviet submarines. The picture gives a good comparison between the Majestic Class Light Fleet Carrier at 20,000 tons full load and the Essex Class (SCB-125) at 41,200 tons full load.

Other ships in the group are the Fletcher class destroyer USS The Sullivans (DD-537) top, Forrest Sherman class destroyer USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938), and the Tribal class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan (DDE-219).

Caption: Warshipologist

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Pass In Review (PIR)

13 March 2025

Training group TG- 14

Divisions 099, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 914

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Tentative Pass In Review (PIR) Schedule

Commanding Officer of USS Harry S. Truman Relieved

20 February 2025

SOUDA BAY, Greece – Capt. Dave Snowden, commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), was relieved Feb. 20 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

Snowden was relieved by Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, after serving as the aircraft carrier’s commanding officer since December 2023. Snowden will be temporarily assigned to Naval Air Forces Atlantic.

The relief occurred after Truman was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M on Feb. 12, while operating in the Mediterranean Sea in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt.

The U.S. Navy holds commanding officers to the highest standard and takes action to hold them accountable when those standards are not met. Naval leaders are entrusted with significant responsibilities to their Sailors and their ships.

Capt. Christopher Hill, commanding officer of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), will temporarily serve as Harry S. Truman’s interim commanding officer.

Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after completing a nine-month deployment to U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command in July 2024.

There is no impact to Harry S. Truman’s mission or schedule due to the relief. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

USS Harry S. Truman Involved in Collision at Sea

13 February 2025

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.

The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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