The Ticonderoga class cruiser of US Navy, CG-61 USS Monterey arrived in Kuşadası, Aydın for a 3 day port visit. USS Monterey is one of the BMD able ships of the US navy. Her cruise to the Black Sea two months ago, a short time after Russia and NATO have failed to agree on forms of cooperation on... Continue Reading →
On 10 June 2011 Friday, Greek Navy decommissioned 3 of its fast attack craft. P-74 HS Plotarchis Vlahavas, P-76 HS Ypoploiarchos Tournas and P-77 Plotarchis Salipsis. All the three boats were La Combattante IIA class and were transferred from German Navy in 1995 and 2000. P-74 HS Plotarchis Vlahavas was armed with Harpoon the reminder with MM38 Exocet... Continue Reading →
According to Greek newspaper Democracy, on 9 June 2011, the first Type 209 submarine of Greek Navy S-110 HS Glavkos will be retried after 40 years of service. This submarine was also the first Type 209 submarine ever constructed. Totally 57 Type 209 submarines were constructed for 11 different nations, making the Type 209 one of most successful diesel-electric submarine design... Continue Reading →
A new controversy regarding the Hellenic Navies newest submarine S-120 HS Papanikolis is making headlines in Greece. HS Papanikolis, a German built Type 214 AIP submarine, for many years, has been the focus of political and economic conflict between Greece and Germany. A lot has been written about this decade long conflict which ended in November 2010 with the... Continue Reading →
I have not much information about the reactions of Koreans on the Type 214 submarines. But it is clear that these submarines are creating headaches among the politicians, bureaucrats and soldiers on the both sides of the Aegean Sea. On the other side of the Aegean, The Financial and Economic Crime Unit (S.D.O.E) of the... Continue Reading →
>A fishing boat found a mine in its nets when it was hunting in Güllük Bay, Muğla.The rusted mine was brought to the harbor by the boat and was carefully lifted to the shore. In such cases the local authorities call in the naval special forces EOD teams in order to destroy the mine.In 2010 alone in three different occasions a... Continue Reading →
>As I go trough the backlogof stories accumulated while I had no PC, I found these two news of special interest:Zaporizhzhya with engines running. Photo: e-CrimeaThe work on Zaporizhzhya: Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine's sole Foxtrot class (Project 641) submarine. She has entered into overhaul in February 2010. She is being overhoauled in 13th Repair Unit with... Continue Reading →
>As one year ends and the new one starts, the temptation to make lists about various subjects becomes almost irresistible. So I followed the urge in me and made this 5 point list about the most important events for Turkish Navy in 2010:The Sea Trials of TCG Heybeliada: The first ship of the Milgem class... Continue Reading →
>USS Vella Gulf in KuşadasıTiconderoga class cruiser, CG-72 USS Vella Gulf arrived for a 4 day port visit in Kuşadası Turkey.According to news reports Turkish Coast Guard provides extra security around the ship during her stay.The commander of the ship made the inevitable courtesy visit to the Mayor of Kuşadası and exchanged presents.USS Vella Gulf,... Continue Reading →
>The German 332 class minehunter, M-1067 Bad Rappenau has an interesting webpage where they write about their deployment in SNMCMG 2.They have shared their experience in the Nusret 2010 invitation mine exercise. Click here to read it.
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