The NATO Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 consisting of F-805 HNLMS Eversten and FGS F-208 Rheinland Pfalz has left Istanbul on 25 May 2012. They will stop at Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris, before heading to Gulf of Aden to continue NATO's anti piracy operation, Operation Ocean Shield. But as the photo above show we... Continue Reading →
Two ships of Turkish Navy A-1600 TCG Iskenderun and A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa, have finished their port visit to Novorossiysk, Russia. The ships are on an open sea training cruises for the freshman of the Naval Petty Officer Training School, to prepare the future mariners for their duties. The cruise will end on... Continue Reading →
I am posting a few more photos from F-805 HNLMS Evertsen. I must confess that I am very impressed with the cleanliness of her lines. she is the one of the few ships that I have ever seen that has such an uncluttered superstructure. As the flagship of SNMG-1 she will sail to Gulf Of... Continue Reading →
Today the NATO SNMG-1 task group consisting of the German frigate F-209 FGS Rheinland-Pfalz and Dutch frigate/destroyer F-805 HNLMS Evertsen arrived in Istanbul for an official visit. Long gone are the days when the visiting NATO fleet would cover a considerable space in Bosphorus. After their stay in Istanbul the task force will replace SNMG-2... Continue Reading →
The Turkish daily, Hürriyet Daily News, published an article by Mr. Özgür Ekşi, reporting that the Turkish Defense Ministry sent a letter informing their British counterparts, last month saying that Turkey was “no longer interested” in BAE Systems’ offer. Thus the hopes of BAE to take part in the next big Turkish naval acquisition project TF-2000 are... Continue Reading →
According to a statement made on the Official Turkish Navy Web page, Turkey is participating to the Phoenix Express exercise. Phoenix Express 2012, a multi-national at-sea maritime exercise designed to help increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea and to improve cooperation among participating nations of Algeria, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco,... Continue Reading →
According to a statement from Turkish General Staff, F-491 TCG Giresun boarded a Yemeni fishing vessel on the morning of 11th May 2012. TCG Giresun a Gabya class frigate, is the Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2 task force. This tack force is commanded by Read Admiral Sinan Tosun. SNMG-2 is currently acting as NATO's anti... Continue Reading →
This must be the NATO-effect. Usually Turkish officers are not that much talkative to the press. This is the second time within this month that Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun, Commander SNMG2 talks to international press. Mr. Guy Toremans from Jane's Naval International interviewed Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun on piracy. As the original article is behind... Continue Reading →
I was slow to follow this event but it is important. Between 23 and 27 April 2012, the sole Ukrainian submarine Zaporizya conducted a series of test in the Black Sea. This is the first time that the 42 year old submarine sailed alone since 1992. The Foxtrot (Project 641) class Zaporizya is the only... Continue Reading →
As I have reported earlier, the ships of the BlackSeafor fleet visited Istanbul between 20 and 23 April 2012. They were open to the public and I took the opportunity to visit them all. It was an interesting experience for me as I was able to compare different ships build by very different construction standards... Continue Reading →
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