The second boat of the New Type Patrol Boat, P-1201 TCG Karaburun was handed over to Turkish Navy on 20 April, 2010 Wednesday 19 April 2011. This is a temporary commissioning as the warranty period of the shipyard is still valid. The boat will be handed over to Turkish Navy permanently after the expiration of... Continue Reading →
The Bulgarian navy will modernise three of its frigates by 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on April 12 2011, as quoted by the Bulgarian news agency BTA. By the end of 2014, several ships will be decommissioned from the Bulgarian navy, including a submarine and several "missile boats" and mine sweepers, Angelov said. The... Continue Reading →
Yesterday on 12 April 2011, the 5 tugs towing the hull of the former British aircraft carrier HMS Invincible arrived at Aliağa, İzmir. She was beached at the ship breakers. Her dismantling and recycling will resume soon. It will take eight months to dismantle. A Turkish ship breaker won the bid for the hull of the HMS Invincible... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend I was able to take photos of the two warships that have been pride of the Turkish naval shipbuilding industry. P-1200 TCG Tuzla made her first port visit in Istanbul. F-511 TCG Heybeliada is continuing her sea trials.
In March 2010, a modernization project for the Ay class has emerged. Ay (Type 209/1200) class submarines are the oldest boats now in service. The oldest one was commissioned 34 and the newest one 20 years ago. According to the plan the newest two boats, S-351 TCG Doğanay and S-352 TCG Dolunay were to receive an extensive modernization. The periscope,... Continue Reading →
Turkish President Gül is in Indonesia for an official visits. According to the President's office, following eight cooperation agreements signed between the two countries, during the visit. AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN TURKEY AND INDONESIA A Memorandum of Understanding in Technical Matters; Cooperation Agreement on Defense Industry; A Memorandum of Understanding in Cooperation between Small and Medium-Scaled... Continue Reading →
I have not much information about the reactions of Koreans on the Type 214 submarines. But it is clear that these submarines are creating headaches among the politicians, bureaucrats and soldiers on the both sides of the Aegean Sea. On the other side of the Aegean, The Financial and Economic Crime Unit (S.D.O.E) of the... Continue Reading →
>This Morning the Romanian border Guard vessel MAI-1105 Stefan Cel Mare passed through Bosphorus.She is heading to Create, Greece.The Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 950 class vessel was delivered to Romania in September 2010. She was funded by the European Union in order to strengthen the Border Police force of Romania.In a similar procurement project the Turkish Istanbul... Continue Reading →
>F-495 TCG Gediz. The first Gabya class frigate to receive Mk41 VLSThis is most probably the first photo of the Turkish frigate F-495 TCG Gediz with the newly installed 8 cell Mk-41 VLS system.In 2009 it was announced that four of the eight Gabya (Perry) class frigates in Turkish inventory would receive a 8 cell Mk-41 VLS... Continue Reading →
>HS Roussen. Photo from Wikipedia by K. KrallisThe Greek shipyard Elefsishas asked for conciliation procedure as it is facing the doomingliquidity problems .The owner of the shipyardNeorion Holdings, announced that they were asking protection fromdebtors under the Article 99 of Law 3588/2007 as they wererestructuring the dept of the shipyard.The shipyard one of thebiggest private... Continue Reading →
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