The third ship of the Milgem class corvettes, F-513 TCG Burgazada is ready for her scheduled launching ceremony on 17 June 2016. Her keel was laid on 27 September 2013. Here are a couple photos which show the progress of her construction well.
F-301 HNoMS Bergen in Istanbul on 11 October 1992. The Oslo class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy was commissioned on 22 June 1967. She served till 3 August 2005. Like last weeks post, she is one of her kind as I have not seen any other Norwegian warship in Istanbul.
The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Turkish Navy concluded Beyaz Fırtına (White Storm) 2016 naval exercise on 28 May 2016. Interestingly members of media were not invited to watch the exercise. Thus all photos available are made by Turkish Naval Forces. 12 frigates, 7 corvettes, 13 fast attack craft, 7 submarines, 1 amphibious ship, 12 auxiliaries, 1 inteligence gathering ship and... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy concluded Beyaz Fırtına (White Storm) 2016 Naval exercise on 28 May 2016. During this exercise the hull of the decommissioned Knox class frigate ex USS Thomas C. Hart and ex TCG Zafer was used as a target. The torpedo is believed to be DM2A4
A-302 SAS Outeniqua in Istanbul on 15 September 1993. It was her inaugural voyage from Ukraine to South Africa. She was built as Arctic supply vessel of Project 10621 in Ukraine for Russia and bought by South Africa. She was decommissioned on 30 July 2004. As far as I know she is the only South African... Continue Reading →
MEKO 200 TrackII/A class frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros will participate between 4 and 11 June NATO Maritime Electronic Warfare trials in Norway. According to the official website of Turkish General Staff the frigate will test among other things an infra-red signature measurement system developed by Turkish Naval Research Center Command (TNRCC). USA, Germany, Belgium,... Continue Reading →
Since 4th May, the Joint Combined Exercise Efes 16 is conducted in Turkey. The national exercise Efes, is being held as a multinational event for the first time this year, including about 7,000 service members from the U.S. Army and Navy, Azerbaijan, England, Germany, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the exercise... Continue Reading →
The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Navy is considering the purchase of long-range patrol aircraft to add to its fleet of CN-235 and ATR72s, navy and procurement officials said. “The requirement comes in line with the government’s foreign policy priorities,” explained one procurement official. Navy officials say the planned aircraft should be able to fly 1,000... Continue Reading →
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