On 30 August 2015 the tug Shaktar and the corvette Samum returned from their Mediterranean deployment while the Baltic Fleet tug SB-921 Paradox exited from the Black Sea. She towed the corvette R-32 to the Black Sea 11 days ago. On 28 August 2015, US Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook made her second Black Sea... Continue Reading →
The construction of the third Ada class (Milgem) corvette Burgazada is proceeding. The fabrication of her hull is almost finished with the pre-fabrication of her superstructure proceeding. The two photos above are taken from a commercial airplane 3 weeks apart. The proceeding of the construction is visible. It appears that the ship will be ready... Continue Reading →
On 20 August 2015 the Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov made one of her passages through Istanbul. The event was not worth of remembering if there was no cargo on deck of the ship. During their previous passages Russian landing ships never had cargo on their top deck. Thus it is worth to look... Continue Reading →
On August 20, 2015 Alligator class landing the ship Nikolay Filchenkov made one of her passages through Istanbul. The event was not worth of remembering if there was no cargo on deck of the ship. During their previous passages Russian landing ships never had cargo on their top deck. It is worth Thus to look... Continue Reading →
Turkish Coast Guard hosted the international exercise Black Sea Hawk, in Istanbul. The two-day exercise started on 18 August 2015 and ended the next day. The aim of this exercise was to increase and improve the workability and cooperation agreement between the Security Services of the Black Sea nations. Border Police and Coast Guard units from... Continue Reading →
This week we have witnessed the return of the Russian warships which took part in the joint Russian - Egyptian naval exercise. First the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet the Slava class cruiser Moskva returned from her 76 day deployment in the Mediterranean. Two day later the Nanuchka class corvette Mizrah passed through... Continue Reading →
On 19 August 2015, the Russian tug SB-921 Paradoks, towed the Tarantul class missile corvette R-32 to Russia. The corvette made headlines when she was handed over to Egyptian Navy on 10 August 2015. According to official statements the handing of the corvette was seen as a confirmation of the cooperation and strategic partnership between... Continue Reading →
Ten days ago, frigate TCG Gemlik left her home port Aksaz Naval Base for a deployment in the Gulf of Aden. She will escort merchant ships and protect civilian ships from possible pirate attacks. She will act as the flagship of the multinational task force CTF-151 between 27 August and 21 December 2015. During that... Continue Reading →
The sail training ship of Mexican Navy ARM Cuauhtémoc ended her 4 day visit in Istanbul on 14 August 2015. She is currently underway to Malta. The last time when, ARM Cuauhtémoc was in Istanbul was in 2011. According to Wikipedia she is named named for the last Mexica Hueyi Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc who was captured and... Continue Reading →
On 13 August 2015, a Turkish Navy, Gür or Preveze class submarine was sighted passing through Bosphorus. Since Turkish Navy stopped painting the pennant number of the submarines on their hulls, it is impossible to identify each individual submarine anymore. While this new painting scheme helps the submarines to blend and prevents IR/FLIR/LLTV using trackers or... Continue Reading →
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