Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 7)

602 — Buyan-M class corvette *Zeleny Dol* made her first passage through Istanbul. Photo: Alper Böler.

913 — Natya class mine sweeper *Kovrovets* making her southbound passage. Photo: Alper Böler.

156 — Russian Ropucha class landing ship *Yamal* heading to Syria. Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-303 escorts. Photo: Yörük Işık

dvinitsa50 — Russian auxiliary cargo ship *Dvinitsa-50* returning to the Black Sea. Photo: Serhat Güvenç.

031_1 — Russian Ropucha class landing ship Alexander Otrakovski returns from Syria. Photo: Alper Böler.

127 — Russian Ropucha class landing ship *Minsk* is heading to the Mediterranean. Photo: Alper Böler.

151 — Russian Ropucha class landing ship *Azov* is heading to the Mediterranean. Photo: Alper Böler

IMG-20160210-WA0002 — Landing ships *Minsk* (left) and *Azov* departing Istanbul Strait as they are making their southbound journey. Photo: Zeynep Öztop Yaylalı

M33 — Spanish mine hunter ESPS *Tambre* making her northbound passage through Istanbul Strait.

Bulgarian mine sweeper BGS *Shkval* making her northbound passage through Istanbul Strait.

M261 — Turkish mine hunter TCG *Edremit* heading to the Black Sea.

A579 — TCG *Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa*, the flagship of the NATO SNMCMG-2 leading the task force and sailing to the Black Sea.

The northbound passage of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 provided a change from the usual Russian landing ships. The task force made her northbound passage as well as Russian auxiliary cargo ship Dvinitsa-50 and Alexander Otrakovski. On the other hand, Azov, Minsk and Yamal made their southbound passage through Turkish Straits.

The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.

2 thoughts on “Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 7)”

Alex says:

14 Feb 2016 at 21:32

BTW, “Zeneny Dol” carries cruise missiles (Kalibr class). This is the first occasion for the current Russian operation in Syria not counting the long range attacks from the Caspian Sea from similar ships.
Akira Kalashnikov says:

17 Feb 2016 at 04:06

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