>On 3 April 2010, F-493 TCG Gelibolu spotted a dhow 75 miles off the shores of Yemen, inside The IRTC. This dhow previously fired upon the Danish flagged, Torm Ragnhild, in an attempted hi jack. The Turkish frigate forced the pirates out of the IRTC by maneuvering and warning shots. She started to chase the... Continue Reading →
>Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
>On 4 April 1953, Swedish freighter Naboland collided with Turkish submarine TCG Dumlupınar. She and her sister boat TCG 1. İnönü were returning from NATO exercise Blue Sea. At 02:15 in the morning Naboland rammed TCG Dumlupınar from starboard forecastle just aft of the forward diving planes. The submarine rolled to port with force of... Continue Reading →
>Russia’s Black Sea Fleet To Lose All Warships By 2015?
>According to Russian internet portal RIA Novosti, Russia risks to lose all her warships of the Black Sea Fleet till 2015.The majority of warships in the Russian Black Sea Fleet have been in service for over 30 years and would not be fit for sea missions by 2015, the Gazeta newspaper said on Friday citing... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gelibolu Captures 9 Pirates
>On 31 March 2010, Turkish frigate to SNMG-2, F-493 TCG Gelibolu, arrested 9 pirates.The frigate sighted a suspiciously acting skiff inside IRTC, 80 miles off the shore. The frigate closed in on the skiff, warnings from the ships and aggressive maneuvering kept the pirates from fleeing. The skiff with 9 pirates was detained. With the... Continue Reading →
>Russian And Greek Navies Will Conduct Joint Exercise
>According to RIA Novosti, Russian and Greek navies will conduct joint exercise this year."15 activities with participation of Russian and Greek servicemen are scheduled in 2010, including exchange of delegations, mutual visits of ships, and joint naval exercise with warships of the two countries", said Mrs. Kovalchuk, press secretary of Russian defense minister. This declaration... Continue Reading →
>New Photo of Milgem
>A new photo of Milgem has emerged. Previously she was in the dry dock. The installation of her sonar transducer and sonar dome seems to be finished. The alignment of her shafts and her propellers also seems to be done.Photo from user oceangoing of Savunma ve Strateji forum. Used with permission.
>Operation Allied Protector Marks First Anniversary
>NATO ships from SNMG-1, arrived in the Gulf of Aden on 24th March 2009 as part of NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Allied Protector. The aim was to disrupt and deter the piracy in the Gulf of Aden at that time. A year later NATO ships (from SNMG-2) are still there.NATO reflects last year’s important events... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Bulker Hijacked Off India
>Today at 03.00 am local time M/V Frigia, a Turkish owned and Malta flagged freighter was hijacked by Somali pirates. The ship was 720 miles east of Socota Islands and 600 miles west of India. After the hijacking the ship set course to 273 degreese and she is on her 1000 miles trip to Somalia.She... Continue Reading →
>Russia Is Helping Ukraine To Maintain A Submarine
>Ukraine’s sole submarine the Foxtrot (Project 641) class Zaporizya has entered into a dry dock for an overhaul in February. According to photos she needs the overhaul badly. Press Trust of India reported that Russia will help Ukraine to ensure the technical maintenance of the submarine. "We are stepping up our work. We received an application... Continue Reading →
>Ay Class Submarines To Get A Bigger Punch
>Ay (Type 209/1200) class submarines are the oldest boats currently in service. The oldest one was commissioned 34 and the newest one 20 years ago. When Type 214 class was chosen as the new submarine for the Turkish Navy the most obvious question was what to do with old Ay class boats. A few plans... Continue Reading →
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