Here are two videos showing the arrival of Russian cruiser Moskva and destroyer Smetlivy in Piraeus, Greece on 21st December 2012. . . Both videos have been made by: PireasPiraeus
ANZAC Spirit Comes To The Turkish Navy
This is a text about the cooperation between RAN and Turkish Navy in CTF-151. I have found it on the official page of Department of Defence of Australian Government. In a first for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), two officers were recently embedded as part of the Command Staff for counter-piracy operations aboard the Turkish Navy Flagship, TCG... Continue Reading →
Greek Diaspora In USA Wants To Block Transfer Of Warships To Turkey (Part II)
I would like to thank all of my reader who has taken the pains to show me that there are two different versions of the bill called "Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012". This version is what you find when you search the Library of Congress. And this version is hat you find when you search the U.S. House of... Continue Reading →
Greek Diaspora In USA Wants To Block Transfer Of Warships To Turkey
The Hellenic American Leadership Council is campaigning against the transfer of two decommissioned US Navy warships to Turkey. Here is what they say in their campaign: The H.R. 6649: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012 was introduced last week, and we need your help to stop it. The act has been put on the House calendar and... Continue Reading →
A Rare Photo Of Yonca Onuk Boats In Turkish Navy Service
The Turkish Coast Guard with at least 50 units is the biggest local user of fast patrol boats build by Yonca Onuk shipyard. The Turkish Navy recently started to commission boats of this shipyard. Two are used for the infiltration of special forces teams. There were reports that two more boats were bought by the... Continue Reading →
TCG Gökova Escorts Mogadishu Bound Cargo Vessel
According to the announcement made by Turkish General Staff, the Turkish frigate F-496 TCG Gökova escorted the cargo vessel M/V Aqua Luna as she was carrying humanitarian cargo to Somalia. The Turkish owned and Monrovia flagged freighter left the port of Mersin in late November and passed through the Suez Canal on 30th November. TCG Gökova escorted the cargo... Continue Reading →
PAKISTAN NAVY ASSUMES COMMAND OF COMBINED TASK FORCE 151
The Combined Maritime Forces published a blog entry about the change of command ceremony for the CTF-151. The ceremony marked the end of Turkish Navy's third command of CTF-151. Turkish Navy has been an active participant to CTF-151 since its foundation in 2009. I find the following warning of Rear Admiral Karaman very important: “There... Continue Reading →
Romanian Frigate Regele Ferdinand Passed Through The Turkish Straits
The Romanian Type-22 class frigate F-211 Regele Ferdinand passed through the Bosphorus today. She took part in the EU anti piracy mission Atalanta between October and December and is heading home for the Christmas.
Defence And Aerospace Magazine 152. Issue
The Turkish defence magazine Defence And Aerospace run two photos that I have taken, in their last issue. Both photos show the newly installed VLS on the Gabya (ex Perry) class frigates. The magazine is about to hit the newsstands soon.
Pakistan To Assume The Command of CTF-151
Today, on 13th December 2012, Turkish Navy will formally hand over the command of the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) which is one of three task forces operated by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). Turkey took the command of the CTF-151 in September from South Korea and the task force will be commanded by Pakistan between December... Continue Reading →
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