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An example of an entirely new class of Chinese vessel with a large open flight deck has emerged at a shipyard in the southeastern end of the country.

New Chinese Mystery Flattop Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 29, 2024
U.S. Navy Sea Base To Reposition Off Sudan For Evacuation Contingency

U.S. Navy Sea Base To Reposition Off Sudan For Evacuation Contingency

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 25, 2023
Navy exploring modifications that would turn ESBs into drone motherships

Navy’s Huge Expeditionary Sea Bases Could Become Drone Motherships

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jan 17, 2023
Carolyn Chouest Special Operations

Pentagon Posts Rare Photo Of Navy SEAL-Laden Special Ops Sea Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 19, 2022
Carolyn Chouest Special Operations Ship NR1

This Is The Shadowy Special Operations Mothership You’ve Never Heard Of

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 14, 2022
Navy Wants To Cut Two Nearly New Sea Base Ships That Are Like Nothing Else

Navy Wants To Cut Two Nearly New Sea Base Ships That Are Like Nothing Else

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 1, 2022
Two Iranian Navy Ships Are About To Sail Into The Atlantic And That’s A Big Deal

Two Iranian Navy Ships Are About To Sail Into The Atlantic And That’s A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 4, 2021
Iran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into Service

Iran Commissions Its Massive Oil Tanker Turned Sea Base Into Service

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 12, 2021
Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar

Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 19, 2020
Foreign Special Operations Gunships Train On The Navy’s Huge Sea Base In The Persian Gulf

Foreign Special Operations Gunships Train On The Navy’s Huge Sea Base In The Persian Gulf

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 19, 2020
The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement

The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 27, 2020
Army Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian Gulf

Army Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian Gulf

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 1, 2020
Royal Navy Wants Amphibious Ships That Looks Just Like Secretive U.S. Spec Ops Mothership

Royal Navy Wants Amphibious Ships That Looks Just Like Secretive U.S. Spec Ops Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 11, 2019
Dry Dock Collapse In San Diego Floods Expeditionary Sea Base Under Construction

Dry Dock Collapse In San Diego Floods Expeditionary Sea Base Under Construction

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 13, 2018
U.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth Speedboats

U.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth Speedboats

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 2, 2018
Photos Surface Of Elusive U.S. Special Operations Mothership In Seychelles

Photos Surface Of Elusive U.S. Special Operations Mothership In Seychelles

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 24, 2018