The first keel block of TCG Anadolu was laid on 7th February 2018, nine 21 months after the construction has started. The contract for the construction of the ship was signed in May 2015 after a four year long tender process. The delivery of the ship is scheduled for the year 2021. TCG Anadolu is based... Continue Reading →
Aydın class minehunter TCG Akçay has discovered a mine probably a relic of Second World War, as she was conducting training operations with SNMCMG-2 off the coast of Romania. The NATO task force made its northbound passage through Turkish Straits 16 days ago. The mine was discovered at 8 A.M. local time while TCG AKÇAY, under... Continue Reading →
On 8th February 2018, three Turkish Navy tugs towed the hulk of an old tanker ex- TCG Bnb. Sadettin Gürcan to the Black Sea. The tanker was named after the commander of the submarine TCG Atılay that sunk with all hands in 1942. She hit a mine while submerged and never resurfaced. The tanker was... Continue Reading →
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
The UK led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 made a northbound passage through Turkish Straits last week and arrived in Sinop, Turkey on 25th January for a 4-day port visit. The SNMCMG-2 is Romanian minesweeper ROS Lupu Dinescu, Turkish mine hunter M-270 TCG Akçay and H-88 HMS Enterprise the flagship of... Continue Reading →
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during last two weeks: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
In the early morning hours on 13th January 2018, a fire erupted in the engine room of the corvette TCG Beykoz. The ship was in a berth at Foça Naval Base. Damage control party interfered and put out the fire. 11 sailors were hospitalized of which 8 were later released the same day. According to... Continue Reading →
It is a pity that we -the ship spotters in Istanbul- have missed the northbound passage of Yamal on 1st January 2017. Otherwise, the Russian Navy would not be able to cover it up for 10 days. Container ship ORCA 2 collided with Russian Navy Landing ship YAMAL at around 1300 UTC Dec 30 in... Continue Reading →
The new electronic warfare suite on board of TCG Fatih has been accepted after rigorous testing according to Aselsan. The system is made of the following units: Electronic Support Measures Decoy Launching System Dedicated or Shared Multi-Function Consoles The heart of the system is the CPU of the EW processing and its interface with the... Continue Reading →
Each year Turkish Navy organizes a mine warfare exercise named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise is held in İzmir Bay and in odd years it is held in Çanakkale and Saros Bay. This year the exercise will be held between 25 November and 3 December 2017 in Saros Bay. The aim... Continue Reading →
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