On Monday, 20 June 2011, the Ticonderoga class US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey will visit the Georgian port Batumi. The US cruisers arrival in Georgia will come less than two weeks after another U.S. cruiser, USS Anzio, visited the port of Batumi on June 9-12 for a joint damage control exercises with the Georgian coast guard. At the moment the USS... Continue Reading →
TCG Giresun Returned Home
The frigate F-491 TCG Giresun, Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2 has completed its anti-piracy mission with this task force, off Somalia and returned to Turkey, Turkish Naval Forces Command said in a statement on Wednesday. The frigate docked at the Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris after a 151-day mission. During its mission off Somalia, TCG... Continue Reading →
Turkey To Command The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, is one of the four NATO's permanent naval task forces. Usually SNMG-2 is deployed in the Mediterranean area but, as required, the task force is deployed anywhere NATO requires it to deploy to. The command of the task force is rotated among its participants on a yearly basis. The... Continue Reading →
Turkish Naval Task Group In Oman
According to Times of Oman, Turkish Naval Task Force will dock at the Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat on 19 June 2011. TNTF will conduct joint exercises with their Omani counterparts. During the visit which will last till 22 June, TCG Gelibolu will host a press day. The warships coming here are TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör, TCG Barbaros, TCG Gelibolu,... Continue Reading →
8 Days After She Has Entered Black Sea, Russia Objects To US Navy Cruiser
According to news reports, the Russians protested the arrival of US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey in Ukraine on 12 June 2011, saying the ship was a treat to the Russian national security. The foreign ministry noted it understood that the stationing of the Monterey in European waters was part of the U.S. missile defense shield plan... Continue Reading →
Greek Navy Said Farewell to 3 Fast Attack Boats.
On 10 June 2011 Friday, Greek Navy decommissioned 3 of its fast attack craft. P-74 HS Plotarchis Vlahavas, P-76 HS Ypoploiarchos Tournas and P-77 Plotarchis Salipsis. All the three boats were La Combattante IIA class and were transferred from German Navy in 1995 and 2000. P-74 HS Plotarchis Vlahavas was armed with Harpoon the reminder with MM38 Exocet... Continue Reading →
Greek Submarine Glavkos Decommissioned
As reported earlier, the Greek submarine S-110 HS Glavkos was slated for decommissioning. The flag lowering ceremony has held on 9 June 2010 in Salamis Naval Base. This submarine was the first Type 209 submarine ever constructed. Totally 57 Type 209 submarines were constructed for 11 different nations, making the Type 209 one of most successful diesel-electric submarine design since... Continue Reading →
Two US Navy Cruisers And One Salvage Ship Are In Black Sea
Two US Navy cruisers CG-61 USS Monterey and CG-68 USS Anzio are in Black Sea currently. USS Anzio is on the east end of the Black Sea. She will dock in Georgian harbor Batumi tomorrow and will stay there till 12 June 2011. The U.S. warship and the Georgian Coast Guard will engage in damage control exercises as... Continue Reading →
Turkish Naval Task Force Repulsed A Pirate Attack
The Turkish Naval Task Force is currently in the Red Sea. One of the main task given to this fleet was to patrol the pirate infested waters and provide escort for merchant convoys inside the IRTC. On 6 June 2011, when pirates attacked the Liberia flagged M/V Emperor on her way to Bab El Mandeb Strait, Turkish Navy intervened.... Continue Reading →
Bulgarian Warship Drazki Returned Home (UPDATED)
The Bulgarian contribution to NATO's Operation Unified Protector, the frigate F-41 BS Drazki returned home from Libya. She has left Bulgaria on 28 April 2010 and served 37 days in Mediterranean, patrolling the seas of the coast of Libya. As of the first week of May she was not given the task to inspect cargo ships or fishing boats. Later she has interrogated 46... Continue Reading →
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