Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 5)

The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.

NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 Conducts Training In Marmara Sea

The task force has started its recent activities in Turkish naval base in Erdek, Balıkesir in early January. Erdek is the home port of the Turkish mine hunter ships. TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa replaced her sister TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa as the flagship of the task force. Following this change the task force sailed... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 4)

The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 3)

  The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.

TCG Edremit Joins NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2

The Engin class mine hunter, M-261 TCG Edremit has joined NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2. She will remain deployed till 24 April 2016. and will spend 72 days on sailing. SNMCMG-2, under the Command of Turkish Navy, made a port visit to Izmir between 15 and 17 January 2015. The other port visits planed for SNMCMG-2... Continue Reading →

Greek Coast Guard Boat Run Aground In Turkish Territorial Waters

The Motomarine Pathner 57 MkII class patrol boat LS-604 of Greek Coast Guard ran aground inside Turkish territorial waters on 14 January 2015. The boat was in hot pursuit of the fast motor boat Rüzgar009 which was suspected of smuggling. The incident happened at 00.21 according to Turkish Coast Guard. The grounding happened near Tuz... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 2)

After a short lull at the Syrian Express deployments have resumed with the tandem south bound passage of Ropucha class landing ships Novocharkassk and Yamal. These two ships passed by the home bound cruiser Mosvka at the southern entrance of Istanbul Strait. Mosvka was stationed off the coast of Syria to provide sea-borne air defence... Continue Reading →

Turkish Navy Order Of Battle

It has been a while since I have last updated the order of battle for Turkish Navy. Here is the current one: Active Building Planned Submarines (Note-1) 13 1 5 Frigates (Note-2) 16 8 Corvettes 8 2 Fast Attack Craft – Missile (Note-3) 21 4 Patrol Craft (Note-4) 34 Mine hunters/Mine sweepers (Note-5) 15 6... Continue Reading →

More Information About Operation Albatros

The ships, taking part in Operation Albatos, the seizure of the Bolivian flagged cargo ship M/V Joudi have returned to Aksaz Naval Base. More details about the Operation Albatros has emerged.The 13600 kilogram marijuana with a street value of 250 million USD was loaded to the ship in Tartus in Syria. All ports in Syria... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 1)

A new year starts with a new list. But this year there will be a few small changes to the routine. The list will be permanently displayed on the "Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016" page. I am not going to repeat the list of warships on my blog posts. The updates on the blog... Continue Reading →

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