I know this headline is confusing as there is already one ship named as TCG Akın in Turkish Navy inventory. But apparently her days are limited. The ship today launched is the second of the two RATSHIP (Rescue and Towing Ship) Istanbul Shipyard is constructing for Turkish Navy. Istanbul Shipyard a private company, was selected... Continue Reading →
US Navy destroyer, DDG-71 USS Ross passed through the Turkish Straits today and entered to the Black Sea. The Arleigh Burke class ship, is one of the 4 ships upgraded with the Ballistic Missile Defense System and forward deployed in Rota, Spain.
On 29 August 2014 two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships, Novocherkassk and Kaliningrad passed through the Bosphorus and started their Syrian deployment. 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... Continue Reading →
The training ship of Brazilian Navy U-27 Brasil arrived this morning in Istanbul. BNS Brazil stops by in Istanbul every couple of years during the training cruise of Brazilian Naval Cadets. I have no information how long she will stay here.
Today, there was a graduation ceremony at Turkish Naval Academy. I did not attend the ceremony but I was able to take photos of the warships anchored off the Naval Academy for the celebrations. I guess, the number of the warships and their combined firepower was more than the naval armed forces of many nations.... Continue Reading →
We are grateful to those who paid the ultimate price for our independence and for our country. This year we celebrate the 92th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. The Battle of Dumlupınar was fought from 26 August to 30 August... Continue Reading →
On 26 August 2014 US Navy cruiser USS Vella Gulf ended her third deployment to the Black Sea. The same day the Russian landing ship Saratov returned to the Black Sea. The two ships must have passed each other somewhere in the vicinity at the northern entrance of the Bosphorus. Date Number Name Direction... Continue Reading →
We have saw an increased traffic in foreign warships on Bosphorus this weekend: On Sunday the Ropucha class landing ship Yamal returned from her Mediterranean cruise. On Saturday, the French intelligence gathering ship Dupuy de Lôme made her fourth northbound passage through the Bosphorus year to date. Sorry, I have no new image of her.... Continue Reading →
According to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet web site, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Vella Gulf conducted a division tactics exercise with the Turkish navy fast attack craft TCG Tuzla in the Black Sea on 8 August 2014. Vella Gulf and Tuzla conducted tactical maneuvering during the exercise. U.S. Navy ships regularly hold... Continue Reading →
The US cruiser USS Vella Gulf returned to the Black Sea for the third time this year. Her second passage was almost one month earlier. Later during the day the Russian large landing ship Yamal made her southbound passage and headed to the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia... Continue Reading →
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