NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two is not the only NATO naval task force deployed to Bulgaria this weekend. On 4 July 2015 late in the night at 22.30 local time the SNMG-1 ships F-334 NRP D. Francisco de Almeida and F-803 HNLMS Tromp passed through Istanbul Strait. According to the publicly available information both ships... Continue Reading →
Since 2 July 2015, Turkish Navy is commanding NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two SNMCMG-2. The first action of the group was to deploy to Bulgaria for the Bulgarian led naval exercise Breeze 2015. The Change of Command Ceremony took place in Erdek Naval Base. According to official NATO Marine Command page, the two Turkish ship... Continue Reading →
Number Name Direction Nationality 24.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Southbound Russia 24.6.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound Russia 22.6.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Southbound Russia 22.6.2015 130 Korolev Southbound Russia 21.6.2015 58 USS Laboon Northbound USA 21.6.2015 A-759 Dupuy De Lôme Northbound France 20.6.2015 Kildin Southbound Russia 18.6.2015 142 Novocharkassk Northbound Russia 18.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Northbound Russia... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy will take the command of NATO Standing Maritime Mine Counter Measures Group-2 on 2 July 2015. The hand over ceremony will be held in Erdek Naval base, the home port of Turkish mine warfare ships. The MEKO 200 class frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros will be the flag ship of the Captain Ramazan Kesgin.... Continue Reading →
On 25 June I was at the northern entrance of the Bosphorus for a day trip. At first the sound of the aircraft engine did not grab my attention but the blooming parachutes did. The plane is a CASA CN-235 cargo plane, very similar to the ASW planes of the Turkish Navy. But the lack... Continue Reading →
Last week Turkish project management company STM Mühendislik, announced that they have finished the modernization project of two Turkish Ay class submarines. As reported in earlier in this blog, in March 2010 Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) decided to upgrade two Atılay class submarines and one year later the contract was signed with STM. Atılay class... Continue Reading →
The mobile training team of the Multinational Maritime Security Center of Excellence (MARSEC COE) trained the vessel boarding and inspection team of Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny. The training was held between 15 and 18 June 2015, in Odessa Naval Base and on board of the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny. The MARSEC COE is based in Aksaz... Continue Reading →
This week end we have witness the passage of the Russian and French intelligence gathering ships Kildin and Dupuy De Lôme in opposite directions. The US destroyer USS Laboon was also seen passing to the Black Sea Today. Number Name Direction Nationality 21.6.2015 58 USS Laboon Northbound USA 21.6.2015 A-759 Dupuy De Lôme Northbound France... Continue Reading →
Today we have seen the southbound passage of Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov. This is the third Mediterranean deployment of this ship in 2015. Number Name Direction Nationality 16.6.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound Russia 12.6.2015 Shaktar Southbound Russia 12.6.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Northbound Russia 7.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Southbound Russia 7.6.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound... Continue Reading →
On 15 June 2015, F-495 TCG Gediz becomes the first Turkish warship to dock in Manila, Philippines. This 4 day visit in Manila will foster the bilateral ties of the two nations. The Turkish Navy ship was met by the BRP Silang Patrol Gunboat (PG14) near Corregidor and escorted it to the port area in Manila.... Continue Reading →
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