Here are some more photos of the South Korean KDX-II class destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan. And at the end my favorite photo: Click here for A Close Look To A KDX-II Class (Part 1)
A Close Look To A KDX-II Class (Part 2)
South Korean Warships In Istanbul; A Close Look To A KDX-2 Class.
Yesterday, a South Korean Naval Task Force consisting of the destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan and tanker AOR-57 Chun Jee arrived in Istanbul for a four day visit. In every three year a South Korean task force visits Istanbul periodically where a Turkish warships visits South Korea. These are the photos of the South Korean... Continue Reading →
USS Ramage Is In Bodrum While USS Philippine Sea Arrvies In Sevastopol
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived yesterday in Bodrum, Muğla for a three day port visit. Unlike previous port calls in Turkey, this liberty call is going to be an eventful one. Yesterday a small group of protesters belonging to Turkish Communist Party protested against the US Naval presence in Bodrum and... Continue Reading →
Update On M/F Ankara Collision
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the Turkish frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros was dispatched to the site of the collision to help searching for the survivors. She is expected to arrive at the scene in the early morning hours on 21st October 2011. I am afraid that this might be too late... Continue Reading →
M/F Ankara Collides With M/V Reina 1 In Adriatic Sea
The Turkish flagged motor ferry Ankara collided with a Turkish owned and Maltese flagged merchant ship M/V Reina 1 last night off the coast of Albania. The M/V Reina 1 was heavily damaged and sunk as the result of the collision. M/F Ankara was used extensively during the evacuation of Turkish citizens from the Libya as this... Continue Reading →
My Impressions From 4.Naval Systems Seminar
On Monday and Tuesday, I was in Ankara attending the 4th Naval Systems Seminar, a highlight for the Turkish naval industry. This is the first part of my impressions from the seminar. In this part I will focus on the general mood of the seminar and will share what I found important from the opening key speeches.... Continue Reading →
Is This Necrophilia?
I know what necrophilia means. But I think the word's definition needs some rewriting especially, after reading DCNS' intention to sell FREMM class frigates to Greece: France wants to deliver two to four new frigates to the Greek navy and to allow the highly indebted nation to postpone payment of the €300 million ($412 million) purchase price... Continue Reading →
USS Philippine Sea In Georgia
The Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-58 USS Philippine Sea arrived in Batumi Georgia yesterday. The ship was in Istanbul between 11th and 14th October 2011. The visit to Istanbul was more a liberty call than a working visit. "We are happy to have the chance to visit Istanbul," said Philippine Sea's Command Master Chief Scott Kircher.... Continue Reading →
Press Tour on TCG Heybeliada
On 14th October 2011 a tour on the first Milgem class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada was organised for the Press. The members of the press were given a briefing about thee project and the construction process of the ship and later were shown CIC, and the bridge. Here is a video from inside the CIC. And here are some photos from the... Continue Reading →
Bosphorus Naval News Is On War Is Boring
One of the most interesting and influential blog of the military blogsphere, War Is Boring, published a photo from this website. The photo showing Turkish frigate F-241 TCG Turgutreis and British assault ship L-15 HMS Bulwark was first published on this blog on 16th April 2009. The photo was taken during the Egemen 2009 naval exercise. Unfortunately the bloggers at War Is... Continue Reading →
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