The Strategic Projection Vessel of the Spanish Navy, L-61 SPS Juan Carlos 1 arrived in Istanbul for a 5 day visit, as reported earlier. My first impression of the ship is that she is big. She is huge.
L-61 SPS Juan Carlos 1 Is In Town
>Romanian Border Guard Vessel Passed Through Bosphorus
>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 →
>Turkish Navy Naval Parade In Dardanelles
>On Friday, 18 March 2011, to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915, Turkish Navy organized a naval parade in Dardanelles.It meant a 25 hours round trip to Çanakkale for me, to watch the parade, take photos of the participating ships and return home.But it was worth... Continue Reading →
>A "Piece Of Spain That Sails"
>Yesterday, I was cordially invited like all other citizens of Istanbul to the temporary SpanishEmbassy in Istanbul.It was one of the most interesting and enjoyablehalf an hour I have had. This is a benefit of being unemployed at the moment. I could never spare me time to visit the ship if I was working.Of course... Continue Reading →
>I Am Back
>For those who were wondering were I was, I am posting the photos below.It was a very nice and relaxing holiday.
>Republic Day 2010
>F-240 TCG Yavuz, Meko 200 Track IToday is the 87th 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 visitingThis year F-240 TCG Yavuz and F-243 TCG Yıldırım are in Istanbul. Last year F-242 TCG Fatih and F-497 TCG... Continue Reading →
>Photos From Navy Day
>I was able to take some photos of the two frigates and one patrol craft which were in Istanbul to celebrate the Navy Day. F-243 TCG YıldırımP-128 TCG AB-28F-240 TCG YavuzEarly in the morning as I was taking these photos there was a downpour. Later it turned to be a sunny day but I was... Continue Reading →
>Victory Day 2010
>August 30 is a national holiday in Turkey to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922.The Battle of Dumlupınar was fought from 26 August to 30 August 1922. As a custom Turkish warships visited Istanbul to take part in the commemorations. This year... Continue Reading →
>SNMCMG-2 In Izmir
>NATO's Standing MCM Group 2 has arrived in Izmir harbor today. The task force will stay there till 6th August.SNMCMG-2 was in Black Sea since mid July and conducted Breeze/Certex 2010 exercise with Bulgarian Navy. The task force passed through Bosporus on 1st august 2010 Sunday. I was able to take photos of the ships but because... Continue Reading →
>Video Of Infiltration Boat Of Special Forces
>http://www.turkishnavy.net/SATinfiltrationboattrial.wmvI have made a short video from the photos of the infiltration boat. It is not a real movie, just still photos pasted after one other, thus the video is shaky and not fluent. But never the less I believe it shows radiates the speed and agility of the boat.
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