Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2, F-491 TCG Giresun made a short port visit during DIMDEX maritime defence exhibition, in Doha, Qatar. TCG Giresun is one of the seven Gabya (ex-Perry) class frigate in Turkish inventory that received the GENESIS modernization. She is also the flag ship of the SNMG-2. After attending the DIMDEX, TCG Giresun made a 6 day port... Continue Reading →
Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
On 4 April 1953, in the wee hours of the morning two Turkish submarines TCG Dumlupınar and her sister boat TCG 1. İnönü,entered from the Aegean into the Dardanelles Strait, as the returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. The Commodore of First Submarine Squadron was in command of the two submarines and he was on board of TCG Dumlupınar. When... Continue Reading →
TCG Zafer Still Active, Takes Part In UNIFIL
Turkish Navy’s sole surviving Knox class frigate, F-253 TCG Zafer is very active despite her age. Last year she took part in Operation Unified Protector. She had her photos posted on the Facebook page of USNS Kanawha. I was thinking that she may have been already decommissioned but the old lady was seen today in Mersin harbor. The UN... Continue Reading →
HSV-2 Swift Passed Through The Turkish Straits
The Russian Kashin class destroyer Smetlivy was not the only interesting warship passing through the Turkish Straits these days. The HSV-2 Swift made a quick dash to Constanta, Romania over the weekend and she is now in the vicinity of Bari, Italy. According to Wikipedia, High Speed Vessel, HSV-2 Swift is a non-commissioned, hybrid catamaran originally leased by the United States Navy as... Continue Reading →
Russian Destroyer Smetlivy Passed Through Bosphorus
The Kashin class Russian destroyer Smetlivy passed through Bosphorus this morning. According to news on Turkish media she is on her way to Syrian port Tartus. The large anti-submarine ship (I guess this means destroyer in Russian) Smetlivy was laid in 1966 and commissioned in 1969. She is the sole remaining Kashin class destroyer and... Continue Reading →
Commander Of US 6th Fleet Visits Greek Warships
The commander of US 6th Fleet, VADM Frank Craig Pandolfe, made an official visit to Greece in 28th and 29th March 2012. According to official Greek Navy web site, VADM Pandolfe visited the Fleet Headquarters where he met with Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Konstantinos Mazarakis Ainians, on 28th March 2012 Navy and boarded the submarine and S-120 HS Papanikolis and fast attack... Continue Reading →
Noble Dina 2012
Between 1998 and 2009 Turkish, US and Israeli navies conducted an annual naval exercise called Reliant Mermaid. This exercise is discontinued now in accordance with the deteriorating bilateral relations between Turkey and Israel in the last couple years. Last year Greece has replaced Turkey and these there nations held to naval exercise Noble Dina 2011. While the Reliant Mermaid was marketed as a trilateral humanitarian search and rescue (SAR)... Continue Reading →
USS Enterprise In Piraeus
The US Navy aircraft carrier CVN-65 USS Enterprise arrived in Piraeus for a 3 day visit. The renowned aircraft carrier is conducting her last deployment. She is scheduled for decommissioning on 1 December 2012. She arrived in Greece with Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-69 USS Vicksburg. This may be the last time for both ships to spend in Piraeus. Like USS Enterprise... Continue Reading →
Two Turkish Warships Collided During Training
Today two Turkish patrol boats P-337 TCG Atak and P-338 TCG Bora collided in Marmara Sea. Both boats are afloat but 8 sailors have been injured. Neither Turkish Navy nor the Turkish General Staff made any public announcements about the accident therefore all information including the names of the boats are yet to be officially verified. According to news reports the... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Naval Parade In Dardanelles
Just like the last year, on 18 March 2012, Turkish Navy organized a naval parade in Dardanelles, to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915. Last year it was a 25 hours round trip to Çanakkale for me, but this year it was a family event for the whole weekend.... Continue Reading →
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