>One of the interesting naval concepts I have seen during the Naval Systems Seminar was a design from Yonca Onuk shipyard developed with Aselsan, for anti piracy operations.As I believe this project has some potential I wanted to examine it separately.Currently most of the warships send by various nation are frigates sizing between 1500 –... Continue Reading →
>More On 3. Naval Systems Seminar
>I have written my previous post after my visit at the Naval Systems seminar late at night. Now after reading by good friend Arda Mevlutoğlu’s blog post about 3. NSS I have remembered a few more things. You should read his excellent blog as he attended the second day of the seminar as well.1. TF-2000... Continue Reading →
>My Impressions From 3.Naval Systems Seminar
>I have attended the first day of the naval systems seminar yesterday. The naval systems seminar has started as a one day event, three years ago. The aim was to bring the ship building industry, Turkish Navy and the procurement agency together to exchange ideas. This year’s event has spread on two days but my... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gökçeada Ran Aground In Mombasa
>On 6th September 2010, when leavening the Mombassa harbor Turkish frigate F-494 TCG Gökçeada ran aground briefly.She was freed with the help of Kenyan tugs after one hour. She was docked back in Mombassa for a damage survey. The seemingly undamaged frigate then left Kenya for Dar Es Salaam on her own power, the same day. More... Continue Reading →
>Papanikolis To Be Commissioned in 15th October 2010
>In Greek internet news portals and blog are correct then, Greek Navy will commission its first Type 214 class submarine HS Papanikolis on 15th October 2010, after ten years of the signing of her contract. Her sisters will follow Papanikolis in 18, 28 and 38 months intervals. On 30th September, TKMS the maker of the... Continue Reading →
>First Fast LCT For Turkish Navy Launched
>On 2nd October in Istanbul the first fast LCT for Turkish Navy was launched. The construction of Ç-151, the first ship of a class of 8 was started in January 2010. ADİK shipyard was won the bid to produce 8 LCT’s for Turkish Navy and in June 2009, a contract was signed between SSM and... Continue Reading →
>Lest We Forget: DM-357 TCG Muavenet
>DM-357 TCG MuavenetOn 2nd October, 18 years ago Turkish Navy experienced one of its worst friendly fire incidents. On 2nd October 1992, 11 minutes past midnight, during the NATO's Display Determination '92 naval exercise, two Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles fired accidentally from the aircraft carrier CV-60 USS Saratoga, hit the bridge of the... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Submarine Rescued 3 From Burning Boat
>On 30th September, Turkish submarine TCG Anafartalar, rescued 3 from a burning boat in the Eastern Mediterrean.The submarine was conducting her planned exercises in eastern Mediterrean, when the motor yacht Marinel-1 made a distress call at 15 nautical miles south of Dalaman. Being the nearest vessel Marinel-1, 209 Type 1400 class, TCG Anafartalar proceeded to... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy Takes Action Against A Skiff Close To The Shore (UPDATED)
>Turkish Navy announced yesterday, that a skiff used for piracy was put out of action. Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gökçeada during the execution of a reconnaissance-surveillance mission close to the coast identified a boat that was used for piracy. According to the news release appropriate action was taken against the boat. Now the term “appropriate... Continue Reading →
>Sea Of Friendship 2010
>Turkish and Egyptian navies will take part in exercise called Bahr El-Muhabbe Sea of Friendship between 29 September and 4 October 2010. The exercise will be hosted by Egypt and will be executed in Eastern Mediterranean.The aim of the exercise is to develop mutual cooperation and interoperability between two navies. Turkey will send two frigates, one replenishment... Continue Reading →
