The Gabya (ex Perry) class frigate F-491 TCG Giresun seems to have gotten her new radar and vertical launcher. She is the last ship to received this upgrade. The new Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D radar replaced the incumbent AN/SPS-49(V)4 radar which was 2D. The addition of 8 cell Mk41 in the forecastle increased the range... Continue Reading →
Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russia 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound Russia 01.02.2014 151 Azov Northbound Russia 01.02.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 05.02.2014 20 Mount Whitney Northbound USA 05.02.2014 50 Taylor Northbound USA... Continue Reading →
The Karel Doorman class frigate of Belgian Navy BNS Leopold 1 left Istanbul on 6 December 2014. The frigate arrived in Istanbul for a short port visit on her way back to Belgium, after ending her deployment for EU anti piracy operation Atalanta.
The Russian large landing ship 151 Azov and the buoy tender KIL-158 returned to the Black Sea on 4 December 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russia 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russia 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound Russia... Continue Reading →
This morning around 9.00 the Karel Doorman class frigate from Belgian Naval Forces F-930 BNS Leopold 1 arrived in Istanbul for a port visit. The duration of the port visit is not disclosed. As far as I know, this is the first visit of BNS Leopold 1 in Istanbul. She is returning home from EU... Continue Reading →
The Ropucha class large landing ship of the Baltic Fleet, Kaliningrad returned to her home port at the end of November. For 12 months she was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet and made several transport runs for the so-called Syrian Express operations. Another Ropucha class landing ship from the Baltic Fleet, Alexander Shabalin replaced... Continue Reading →
The ships participating to the Turkish led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 were in İzmir for the weekend. The below is the list of the participating warships as far as I could identify: F-511 TCG Heybeliada Corvette Turkey M-267 TCG Ayvalık Mine Hunter Turkey M-268 TCG Akçakoca Mine Hunter Turkey M-261 TCG Edremit Mine Hunter... Continue Reading →
The Russian large landing ship 151 Azov left the Black Sea after a long period of absence. this will be the third deployment of this ship in 2014. The Baltic Fleet warship 110 Kaliningrad, which was very active this year in Syrian Express Operations, is returning to the Baltic Fleet. This explains why her companion Novocharkassk,... Continue Reading →
The Russian large landing ship Alexander Shabalin returned to the Black Sea after a long period of absence. A ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet, she will most probably replace one of the other Ropucha's which are running the scheduled "the Syrian Express" Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 will start on 21 November in İzmir. The exercise will be held in Bay of İzmir and will end on 30 November. The aim of the exercise is to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare,... Continue Reading →
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