The second Forbin (Horizon) class destroyer of the French Navy D-621 FS Chevalier Paul arrived in Marmaris, Muğla for a 3 day port visit. Toulon based warship, has been deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean since mid September.
I have missed the anniversary of the incident of TCG Muavenet being hit. So I am reposting one of my earlier post about this incident: On 2th October 1992, 11 minutes past midnight, during the NATO's Display Determination '92 naval exercise, two Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles fired accidentally from the aircraft carrier CV-60... Continue Reading →
Today, the Russian Kashtan (Project 141) class buoy tender KIL-158 passed through the Bosphorus on her way to Greece. According to flot.com the ship will attend the Russian Week In the Ionian islands. Black Sea Fleet mooring tenders KIL-158, visit the ports of taps with the business of the Hellenic Republic, where Russian sailors will... Continue Reading →
One of the NATO's largest exercise Brilliant Mariner 2013 is continuing in the Mediterranean. The exercise, which will end on 6 October 2013, will take place in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Sicily and Sardinia. Over five thousand military and naval personnel from 12 NATO nations comprising Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany , Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
It is not just Russian warships that pass through the Turkish Straits these days. The Ukraian Krivak class frigate U-310 Hetman Sahaydachniy made a rare southbound passage through the Turkish Straits. She is going to Gulf Of Aden in order to take part in anti piracy operations there. This is the first time that Ukraine... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, two large landing ships, 055 Admiral Nevelskoi and 077 Peresvet made yet another southbound passage through the Bosphorus. So this is the tally of Russian warship movements in 2013: Date Number Name Direction 01/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Southbound 09/01/13 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound 09/01/13 151 Azov Northbound 12/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Northbound 14/01/13 102 Kaliningrad Northbound... Continue Reading →
The Milgem project will make an important step on 27 September 2013. The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, celebrated as the Turkish Naval Forces Day. This year the second Milgem class corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada will enter into service and the keel of the third ship F-513 TCG Burgazada will be laid... Continue Reading →
On 17 September 2013 in the morning, another Russian Ropucha class landing ship, 110 Alexander Shabalin passed through Bosphorus and headed to Novorossiysk. The Russian naval blog navy-korabel.livejournal has excellent photos of the landings ships at their home port. So this is the tally of Russian warship movements in 2013: Date Number Name Direction 01/01/13... Continue Reading →
Between 26 September and 6 October 2013, a large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force (NRF) and from other task forces will take part in Brilliant Mariner 2013 maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. According to Turkish Navy F-246 the frigate TCG Salihreis, the mine hunter M-264 TCG Erdemli and the submarine S-358 TCG... Continue Reading →
This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete as of 17 September 2013: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer 810 Smetlivy, destroyer 712 Neustrashimy, frigate 127 Minsk, large landing ship 142 Novocharkassk, large landing ship 055 Admiral Nevelskoi, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 077 Peresvet, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 110... Continue Reading →
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