210722-N-LK647-0030 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 22, 2021) Engineman 1st Class Christopher Horten, left, and Engineman 2nd Class Lex Reed fix the light and siren system of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), July 23, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 28, 2015) Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct sword manual drills during Corporals Leadership Course aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Feb. 28, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols/Released)

Riverine command boats assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, navigate through the coastal waters of Bahrain, March 4. Riverine command boats provides a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)

Le porte-aéronefs HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (R06) est la deuxième unité de la classe Invincible.

Commandé le 14 mai 1976, sa mise sur cale est effectuée le 7 octobre 1976 par Swan Hunter sur la rivière Tyne. Lancé et baptisé par la princesse Margaret le 1er décembre 1981, ses finitions sont accélérées et il est réceptionné le 20 juin 1982 alors qu'il se rend à Portsmouth pour recevoir ses dotations et partir pour les Malouines, où il arrive le 28 août ; il est définitivement armé après son retour, le 20 mars 1983.

Il mesure 206,3 x 36 m hors tout et déplace 20 000 t en pleine charge. Ses 2 hélices entraînées par 4 turbines à gaz Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B (96 000 cv) permettent 28 n ; la machinerie comprend également 8 groupes électrogènes diesel Paxman et son rayon d'action est de 5 000 milles à 18 n. Son autodéfense est assurée par un lanceur double Sea Dart et 2 CIWS Phalanx de 6 x 30mm. Le pont d'envol de 167,6 x 17 m possède une rampe à 6,5°, 2 ascenseurs de 16,66 x 9,65 m qui mènent à un hangar de 152,4 de long par 12,2 à 22,6 m de large et 6,1 m de haut.

Sa capacité est de 8 Harrier et 10 hélicoptères. Il est équipé d'un radar 3D Type 1022, un Type 909 pour les lanceurs, un Type 992 air et surface, un Type 1006 de navigation et un sonar Type 184. L'équipage et d'environ 700 marins pour le bateau et 350 pour le groupe aérien.

Son port d'attache est Portsmouth. En 1993, les Phalanx sont remplacés par 3 Goalkeeper de 7x30 mm et 2 × Canon de 20 mm GAM-B01, le tremplin est allongé et passe à 12°, la surface du pont d'envol est augmentée et la longueur totale du bateau devient 209 m, les Sea Dart sont débarqués, la capacité passe à 10 Harrier et 12 Sea King et celle en hébergement à +120, le radar 992 est remplacé par un Type 996 et le sonar par un Type184. Il participe aux opérations Southern Watch en Iraq, à Deny Flight en Bosnie et à Palliser en Sierra Leone en 2000. Il bénéficie d'une modernisation de 2003 à 2005. En 2006, il assiste les Britanniques au Liban. A partir de 2010, il n'embarque plus que des hélicoptères. Il est désarmé le 28 août 2014. Vendu, il quitte Portsmouth le 7 décembre 2016, remorqué jusqu'en Turquie où il est démantelé.

Il est vu ici le 30 juin 2005. A noter à bâbord arrière l'échancrure dans le pont d'envol et le Goalkeeper installé sur son sponçon.

210816-N-LK647-0026 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2021) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Avery A. Hawkinson applies a no-seize lubricant to lifelines aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 16, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)

Ensign Lydia Monks, operations officers temporally assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter home-ported in Portsmouth, Va., uses the sextant to plot her cutter's track line Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The sextant is used is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon which is known as the object's altitude, and the data gathered can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical chart. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse)

ARABIAN GULF (July 28, 2014) The dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), right, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), left, conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 4, 2014) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Robert Carias assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, conduct pre-underway checks on a .50 caliber machinegun aboard a coastal command boat (CCB), March 4. CTG-56.7 provides a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 4, 2014) A Riverine command boat assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, transits the Arabian Gulf as the Panamanian crude oil tanker ship Mercury Glory passes near by, March 4. Riverine command boats provides a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)

pussy galore, three-fingers beaches

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 22, 2014) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) escorts the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (March 19, 2014) – The coastal patrol ships USS Typhoon (PC 5) and USS Firebolt (PC 11) transit the Arabian Gulf during a Griffin missile exercise. The Griffin missile exercise is a surface-to-surface live-fire missile exercise conducted to train for small boat threats in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Doug Harvey/Released)

I came across this little girl and her impression of the Statue of Liberty on an "R Family Vacations" cruise.

130514-N-PX130-206 U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May. 14, 2013) –An Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) operator recovers a UUV after a successful run during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will exercise a wide spectrum of defensive operations designed to protect international commerce and trade; mine countermeasures, maritime security operations (MSO) and maritime infrastructure protection (MIP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/released)

sung by the cast of the ship production shows.

HMAS Toowoomba conducted Exercise Scimitar Exocet with Turkish warships TCG Barbaros (FFH) and TCG Yarbay Kudret Gungor AORH). The exercise was conducted in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait.

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HMAS Toowoomba has successfully concluded command of a multi-national exercise with Turkish Navy vessels and French Mirage fighters, contributing to maritime security in the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in the Middle East.

Exercise Scimitar Exocet was conducted between the 22nd and 23rd of July 2011 in the vicinity of the Gulf of Aden and involved Toowoomba, two Turkish Navy vessels and French Mirage fighter aircraft.

Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Andrew Quinn, said the exercise proved the Royal Australian Navy’s interoperability with the Turkish Navy against an air-borne attack exercise.

HMAS Toowoomba is presently deployed in support of Op SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO), operating as part of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF).

The CMF mission includes maritime security operations in the Gulf region, the maritime environment around the Horn of Africa, and counter piracy/terrorism operations in the Gulf of Aden.

As the 26th rotation of an RAN vessel to the MEAO, Toowoomba has been on patrol supporting the CMF mission since the 2nd of June 2011.

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 27, 2014) -- Naval aircrewmen, assigned to Helicopter Combat Squadron 22 Seaknights, conduct search and rescue training with Marines aboard a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron-263. The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Foster/ Released)

ARABIAN GULF (March 19, 2014) - Sailors assigned to the patrol coastal ship USS Whirlwind (PC-10) track a target prior to launching a MK-60 surface-to-surface missile during Griffin missile exercise. The Griffin missile exercise is a surface-to-surface live-fire missile exercise conducted to train for small boat threats in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Doug Harvey/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (July 28, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), right, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlglo Rula, a landing signalman enlisted with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), from Bacalod City, Philippines, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk during flight operations from the ship Jan. 6. The USS Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Not Released)

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(Jan. 7, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), loads a magazine with amustion as part of a deck shoot aboard the USS Makin Island, Jan. 7, 2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evan R. White/Not Released)

Clearly seen from our balcony are the plumes emitting from the ship's smoke stack into the distance.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 28, 2015) Sergeant David Losacano, right, a corporals leadership course instructor, teaches Cpl. Jorge Echeveste, the training noncommissioned officer for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit, proper sword manual techniques during Corporals Leadership Course aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Feb. 28, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Crabtree, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) sustainment course student and native of Durham, N.C., performs a bayonet technique aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Riverine command boats assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, transits the Arabian Gulf, March 4. Riverine command boats provides a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)

Officer candidates engage a simulated fire in the laundry room aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. A ship's crew must be well trained in fighting fires and responding to other emergencies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Officer Candidate Tripp Haas washes dishes in the scullery aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Trainees aboard the Eagle cycle through numerous ship positions to develop a deeper understanding of what it takes to operate a Coast Guard cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 22, 2014) – Petty Officer Third Class Austin Bushman, a landing signalman with the USS Comstock (LSD 45) and a Davenport, Iowa native, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk to the flight deck of the ship, Sept. 22. The Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/ Released)

pussy galore, three-fingers beaches

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 9, 2014) – Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Preston Dalton, from Nashville, Tenn., cleans and paints a storage locker in the Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) workshop aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron T. Kiser/Released)

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(Dec. 7, 2014) A UH-1Y Super Huey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off during a ship-to-shore movement conducted from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) as part of exercise Red Reef 15, Dec. 7. Red Reef, which has been in existence since 2007, is part of a routine theater security cooperation engagement plan between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Saudi Naval Forces that serves as an excellent opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)

Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Sam Harper, a landing signalman enlisted with the USS Comstock and a San Jose, California native, directs an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, for landing aboard the ship, Sept. 28. The 11th MEU is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Not Released)

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 14, 2014) An SA-330 Puma lifts a load from the flight deck of the USS Makin Island as a part of an underway resupply, during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s WESTPAC 14-2 Deployment, in the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations, Sept. 14. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theatre reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S 5th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evan R. White/ Released)

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 17, 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk performs a vertical replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea with the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) May 17. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Foster/Released)

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlglo Rula, a landing signalman enlisted with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), from Bacalod City, Philippines, salutes an MH-60S Sea Hawk after flight operations from the ship Jan. 6. The USS Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Not Released)

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), boards the USS Wasp (LHD-1), to bring Marines back from a tactical recovery of aircraft and personal mission May 19, 2016. The 22nd MEU and Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON-6) are underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./ 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit / Released)

ARABIAN GULF (April 8, 2014) Coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron 1, transit in formation during a maneuvering exercise. Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)

SUEZ CANAL (March 13, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Suez Canal. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

飛行中のUH-1Yヴェノムから揚陸艦ボノム・リシャールの甲板を覗き込む海兵隊員。

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 22, 2014) – Petty Officer Third Class Austin Bushman, a landing signalman with the USS Comstock (LSD 45) and a Davenport, Iowa native, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the ship, Sept. 22. The Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/ Released)

Nick Burridge and Rob Salthouse eat lunch after coming off watch right beside Roberto Bermudez De Castro sleeping onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Miami, USA to Lisbon, Portugal. (Credit: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race)