On 17 September 2013 in the morning, another Russian Ropucha class landing ship, 110 Alexander Shabalin passed through Bosphorus and headed to Novorossiysk. The Russian naval blog navy-korabel.livejournal has excellent photos of the landings ships at their home port. So this is the tally of Russian warship movements in 2013: Date Number Name Direction 01/01/13... Continue Reading →
Brilliant Mariner 2013
Between 26 September and 6 October 2013, a large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force (NRF) and from other task forces will take part in Brilliant Mariner 2013 maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. According to Turkish Navy F-246 the frigate TCG Salihreis, the mine hunter M-264 TCG Erdemli and the submarine S-358 TCG... Continue Reading →
Warships In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 2)
This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete as of 17 September 2013: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer 810 Smetlivy, destroyer 712 Neustrashimy, frigate 127 Minsk, large landing ship 142 Novocharkassk, large landing ship 055 Admiral Nevelskoi, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 077 Peresvet, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 110... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 26)
Today, in the wee small hours of the morning, two large landing ships of the Russian Navy made a almost unnoticed passage back to the Black Sea. So this is the tally of Russian warship movements in 2013: Date Number Name Direction 01/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Southbound 09/01/13 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound 09/01/13 151 Azov Northbound... Continue Reading →
Fifth Anniversary
Today marks the fifth anniversary of this blog. This is my 976th post, thus I post 195 entries per year on average. In 2011 I had 568 views per day, in 2012 it was 686. This year it is 831. Not bad for a very specialized blog with a very focused content. To be honest... Continue Reading →
Photos From Recent Warship Passages In Bosphorus
Click here for more photos from the passage of Smetlivy and click here for a short video. It was not only Russian ships that passed through the Bosphorus this weekend. The SNMCMG-2 has left the Black Sea after spending 19 days in various ports in the region.
Warships In The Eastern Mediterranean
As the bulk of the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group passes through the Suez Canal, and Russia sending two more warships southwards, it is time to update the list of the ships in East Mediterranean This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 25)
Today two more Russian warships, the Alligator class landing ship 152 Nikolay Filchenkov and the the Kashinin class destroyer 810 Smetlivy passed through the Bosphorus and entered to the Marmara Sea. The ships will pass through the Dardanelles tomorrow. The ships entered to the Strait very late in the evening just before the sun set.... Continue Reading →
RFA Mounts Bay In Bodrum
One of the participants of the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group (RFTG) in Cougar 2013, RFA Mounts Bay arrived in Bodrum for a week long visit. Click here for a video of the ship.
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 12)
After my first post of the ships in East Mediterranean, I have received numerous responses in forms of blog comments and tweets. I thank every one who contributed. This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer 127 Minsk, large landing ship 142 Novocharkassk, large landing... Continue Reading →
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