US Navy – The Military Sealift Command’s ships are standing by to carry equipment to the Gulf.

• Virginian Pilot: Sealift ships standing by to carry makings of a war
  

Canadian Navy – Canada’s new submarines will not be armed until 2004.

• Citizen Special: Faulty subs won’t be armed until 2004
  

US Navy – The US will start swapping ship crews in Perth, Australia. This will allow ships to be forward deployed for longer periods of time.

• Australian Associated Press: Big US navy boost for WA
  

French Navy – A French patrol boat is making a port call in New Zealand.

• IRN: French Naval Vessel in Lyttleton

Background – History – James F. Dunnigan on how seemingly insignificant developments influenced land and naval warfare.

• StrategyPage:
  Top Ten Little Known 20th Century Developments that Changed Warfare