HMS Illustrious in Istanbul on 16 May 2008. Note the near loss of one Merlin HM Mk2 as the brakes malfunctioned. She was the host of Queen Elisabeth's reception. HMS Illustrious was decommissioned in 2014 and currently is for sale.
The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
HMCS Gatineau in Istanbul on 29th October 1992. She was Canada's contribution to NATO's STANAVFORLANT. She was decommissioned in 1998 and scrapped in 2009.
The construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship L-408 TCG Anadolu has started on 30th April 2016. The ship is based on Navatia’s Juan Carlos 1 design. TCG Anadolu will be similar to SPS Juan Carlos 1 in Spanish Navy and HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra in Royal Australian Navy. During the ceremony President of... Continue Reading →
The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
Turkish Coast Guard will conduct Sea Lion-2016 Search and Rescue Exercise, between 3rd and 6th May 2016, in international waters of the Aegean Sea covered by Turkish Search and Rescue Area. Search and Rescue units from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and elements of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ministry will participate in... Continue Reading →
Turkish maritime news portal Deniz Haber Ajansı ran a story about the Russian naval exercise scheduled in the Black Sea. According to the news Russian Navy has to cancel at least the amphibious landing part of the exercise due to the fact that Ropucha class landing ships Azov and Yamal were unavailable due to malfunctions. The... Continue Reading →
USS Thorn in Istanbul, in an undated photo. It must be late 1990's. She was decommissioned in 2004 and sunk as target in 2006.
The two large rescue ships TCG Işın and TCG Akın, the submarine rescue ship TCG Alemdar and the new LST, TCG Bayraktar can be seen on the above photo. They are in different phases of construction. TCG Alemdar was first to be launched in April 2014. She was followed by TCG Işın in June 2014... Continue Reading →
This is a double issue as I was not able to update last week. The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
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