Yesterday, Ivan Khurs a Project 18280 class intelligence-gathering warship of Russian Black Sea Fleet transited through Istanbul. This is the start of her first Mediterranean deployment. She was launched in 2017 and joined the Russian Black Sea Fleet in 2018. Her inaugural voyage to her base in Sevastopol was in December 2018. She has passed... Continue Reading →
40 years ago on this day, in the very early hours, İstanbul was shaken by a large explosion. A powerful shock wave that broke the windows of many houses, was followed by a big large bright fireball. The Romanian tanker MT Independenta was waiting for the pilot at the southern entrance of Istanbul Strait when... Continue Reading →
The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, is celebrated as the Turkish Naval Forces Day. On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the fleet of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III and... Continue Reading →
Today improved Kilo class (Proj. 636.3) submarine of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Krasnodar made an unexpected southbound passage through Bosphorus. The submarine one of the six units built specially for the Black Sea Fleet has been deployed in the region since 7.8.2017. She has 6 533mm torpedo tubes and carries a combination of up... Continue Reading →
On 8th February 2018, three Turkish Navy tugs towed the hulk of an old tanker ex- TCG Bnb. Sadettin Gürcan to the Black Sea. The tanker was named after the commander of the submarine TCG Atılay that sunk with all hands in 1942. She hit a mine while submerged and never resurfaced. The tanker was... Continue Reading →
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last week: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
