>Today was a good day for ship spotting. I was able to observe the construction of MILGEM, from a distance. The work on her mast seems to be almost completed. The housing for the ESM/ECM sensors is finished and soon the sensor will be installed. The work on the aft seems to have progressed. The... Continue Reading →
>The last weekend Istanbul welcomed German Training Cruise Flotilla, wonderful tall ships of the Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta. As I was down with a bad flu on Sunday, I missed the parade sailing of the tall ships but as promised I am posting a few photos I have made on Saturday. Bulgarian sailing ship... Continue Reading →
>On Sunday, after the sailing race has ended, suddenly five coast guard vessels dashed through the Bosphorus in very high speed, as if there was some kind of an emergency they have to rush to. After performing a few turns and other maneuvers in the middle of the strait, they have zoomed as fast as... Continue Reading →
>Sail boats or sail ships are not allowed to use their sails when they pass through the Bosphorus. The reason is simple. Motor vessels are expected to give way to vessels under sail. Navigating through the Bosphorus, where a ship has to change its course three times, at least 90 degrees, where powerful currents add... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy has started with its annual spring naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2010.The exercise will be held between 6 and 18 April in Marmara Sea and in Black Sea. The order of battle of the exercise includes 7 frigates, one corvette, 3 submarines, 4 fact attack craft, 3 auxiliaries, 4 coast guard vessels, 4 helicopter,... Continue Reading →
>Yesterday was the 86th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.It is a custom of Turkish Navy to send a couple of warships to port cities and open them for public visiting. This year's list was published below.This year F-242 TCG Fatih and F-497 TCG Göksu were in Istanbul. Last year it was F-243 TCG Yıldırım and... Continue Reading →
>I thank Jane from Scottish Views for allowing me to use her photos from her excellent blog.Here are her photos of F-245 TCG Oruçreis in Clyde.
>More photos from the naval parade from last Sunday.
>Well I have spend only a couple of hours in Kiel but it was worth of every minute.Here are two more photos from that trip:This is, A-1412 FGS Frankfurt Am Main at Tirpitzpier. She is a Type 702 class combat stores ship. She and her sister A-1411 FGS Berlin are ordered by German Navy to... Continue Reading →
>These are photos of German submarine S-173 U24 in Kiel Bay. She is a Type 206A class submarine commissioned in 1974. She has a low bridge and it was not fun to be on it when she was going against the wind.
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