Category: Bosphorus

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 17)

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

From The Archive (12)

HMCS Gatineau in Istanbul on 29th October 1992. She was Canada's contribution to NATO's STANAVFORLANT. She was decommissioned in 1998 and scrapped in 2009.

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 16)

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

From The Archive (11)

USS Thorn in Istanbul, in an undated photo. It must be late 1990's. She was decommissioned in 2004 and sunk as target in 2006.

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 15)

This is a double issue as I was not able to update last week. The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.

From The Archive (10)

HMS Cardiff during her visit to Istanbul on 23rd November 1998. Note the added Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS systems installed after The Falkland War. Ironically her final destination was a scrapyard in Turkey in 2005.

From The Archive (9)

The Spanish aircraft carrier ESPS Prince of Asturias in her glory days. This photo is taken during her visit to Istanbul on 11th November 1992. She was decommissioned in 2003.

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 14)

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

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 13)

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

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 12)

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

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