Contents | JULY/AUGUST 2011


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5 Editorial comment Chinese carrier approaches completion


6-14 News 6-14 News


16–50 Features


Feature 1 UK naval programmes 16–22 Cuts cause further contraction in UK naval forces


Feature 2 Amphibious vessels 23-27 Amphibious ships continue to evolve


30-31 ST Marine showcases amphibious ships at IMDEX 2011


Feature 3 Oil spill reponse 32-34 Spill response ship can lay mines too


Feature 4 Coast guard vessels


36-38 Swiftships patrol boats key to rebuilding Iraq’s fledgling fleet


Feature 5 Offshore patrol vessels 42-43 Israeli OPVs for Equatorial Guinea


Feature 6 Propulsion


44-45 Siemens to provide hybrid propulsion for Italian coast guard


Feature 7 Mine countermeasures vessels 46-47 Finnish MCMV has two unmanned vehicles


ABC average net circulation 11,221


December 2010 January - Feature 8 Aircraft carriers


48-49 Production begins on second Royal Navy aircraft carrier


Feature 9 Logistics ISSN 0957-5537


50 Fincantieri on track to deliver fleet tanker to India


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Construction of the


second QE class aircraft carrier is now under way.


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Iraq’s Navy is being rebuilt with new patrol boats.


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