Today, on 26 April 2011, the April 2011 activation of the BlackSeaFor has ended.
The task force of following ships, left Russian port Novorossiysk after a 3 day visit and returned to their home ports.
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Pennant
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Ship
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Type
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Country
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| F-240 | TCG Yavuz | Frigate | Turkey |
| F-42 | BGS Verni | Frigate | Bulgaria |
| P-24 | GCG Sokhumi | Patrol Boat | Georgia |
| F-111 | ROS Marasesti | Frigate | Romania |
| 156 | RFS Yamal | Landing Ship | Russia |
| U-510 | UPS Slavutich | Command Ship | Ukraine |
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This activation, started on 5 April 2011, in Istanbul. As this is the 10th anniversary of the foundation of BlackSeaFor it was celebrated with free public concerts of naval bands and a naval parade in Istanbul.
The ships of the BlackSeaFor visited Sevastopol and Novorossiysk after leaving Istanbul and heading to the Black Sea. The BlackSeaFor ships took part in a joint exercise with Turkish Navy.
For photos of the naval parade on 8 April 2011 click here.
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