The Turkish Navy is having a really big party at the weekend to celebrate the Navy Day and to commemorate the Battle of Prevesa. 40 warships of various types will be open for public in 16 different cities. The whole list of activities is long and can be found here. The following ships and boats... Continue Reading →
TCG Erdek Participates In Spanish Minex
The Engin class mine hunter of Turkish Navy, M-263 TCG Erdek is taking part in exercise Spanish Minex. Organised by Spanish Navy the exercise has started on today and will end on 22 September. TCG Erdek is currently assigned to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group TWO (SNMCMG2). These are advanced exercises taking place off the... Continue Reading →
TCG Akın Launched
I know this headline is confusing as there is already one ship named as TCG Akın in Turkish Navy inventory. But apparently her days are limited. The ship today launched is the second of the two RATSHIP (Rescue and Towing Ship) Istanbul Shipyard is constructing for Turkish Navy. Istanbul Shipyard a private company, was selected... Continue Reading →
TCG Salihreis Will Escort M/V Cape Ray
Turkish Navy announced that the MEKO 200 T/IIB class frigate F-246 TCG Salihreis will be escorting M/V Cape Ray, that will destroy the chemical weapons from Syria. TCG Salihreis, will be among US, German and Italian warships and Greek submarine under the command of Combined Task Force 64 of US 6th Fleet. The task force... Continue Reading →
Centennial Of Turkish Naval Aviation (Part 2)
This is the second part of the photos, that I took during the the celebrations of the Centennial of Turkish Naval Aviation. Click here for the first part.
TCG Işın Launched
I know this headline is confusing as there is already one ship named as TCG Işın in Turkish Navy inventory. But apparently her days are limited. The ship today launched is the first of the two RATSHIP (Rescue and Towing Ship) Istanbul Shipyard is constructing for Turkish Navy. Istanbul Shipyard a private company, was selected to build... Continue Reading →
Centennial Of Turkish Naval Aviation
"One Century In Two Blue" is the motto for the celebrations of the Centennial of Turkish Naval Aviation. Cengiz Topel Naval Air Base in Izmit, Kocaeli was open to the public on 22 June 2014 for the celebrations. One ATR-72 MTU, one CN-235 ASW, one TB-20 Trinidad planes and one SH-60 Seahawk ASW, one AB-212... Continue Reading →
A Busy Day On Bosphorus
It was a very busy day on Bosphorus today. We have seen the northbound passage of 8 Turkish mine hunters / sweepers together with the corvette TCG Büyükada and support ship TCG Işın. The fleet was escorted by Coast Guard vessels TSCG-88 and TCSG-129. I assume that Turkish Navy is going to conduct a mine... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Sinks An Old Landing Ship During Exercise
The decommissioned Terrebonne Parish Class tank landing ship Serdar left us with a big bang. On 30 May 2014 she was sunk as a target during the final day of the Beyaz Fırtına 2014 naval exercise. She did not down easily. She was hit by a FIM-92 Stinger, two AGM-114 Hellfire and one RIM-7 Sea... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Training Ships In Venice
The two training ships of the Turkish Navy A-577 TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa and A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa are cruising in Mediterranean with the Turkish Naval Petty Officer Vocational School on board. Every year the cadets take part in these open sea cruises as a port of their training. During this year's cruise the two... Continue Reading →
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