I am very much respecting all the efforts Ukrainian Navy is putting to maintain a submarine force. Given their limited resources and their dependence on foreign counties on some critical issues they could easily give up their silent service just like Bulgarians did, or the Danish. By giving up their silent service they could have... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy Superior To The Russian Black Sea Fleet?
While I was down with a severe case of flu, the editor of the fox2magazine.net (one of the few military related Greek websites I find it worth reading) send me a very interesting article from Russian origin. Apparently the Russians played a war game with the scenario of a armed conflict between Russia and Turkey. And we won. A war game for a... Continue Reading →
Bulgarian Frigate To Participate Operation Active Endeavor
According to the excellent Black Sea News website, The Bulgarian Navy is sending the frigate F-41 BS Drazki to NATO's Operation Active Endeavor. The frigate has left her home port Burgaz Naval base on 5th October 2012 and may have passed through the Bosphorus today. It is not clear however how long this deployment will... Continue Reading →
Russian Submarine Alrosa Passed Through Bosphorus
It was like a scene from the old cold war comedy "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming". You don't see an active duty Russian submarine passing through your neighborhood everyday. So it was a big day for me. The Kilo class Russian diesel - electric submarine Alrosa came from the Marmara Sea and passed by... Continue Reading →
Russian Submarine Alrosa, Is Returning Home
It was important news when the sole Russian submarine of the Black Sea Fleet Alrosa participated in the NATO exercise Bold Monarch last year. However she did not returned to her homeport Sevastopol after the exercise has ended and proceeded to Kronshtadt for an overhaul. Alrosa suffered a serious engine trouble in 2009. An extensive overhaul was need for the Alrosa (originally Varshavyanka),... Continue Reading →
USS Fort McHenry Passed Through The Bosphorus
The third ship of the Whidbey Island Class dock landing ships, LSD-43 USS Fort McHenry passed through Bosporus and entered into the Black Sea on 8th August 2012. Her destination in Black Sea and the duration of her stay were not disclosed. Note the covered load on the flight deck. My educated guess is that she is going to... Continue Reading →
The Activity Of The PLAN Ships In The Black Sea
With each passing day more information surfaces about the PLAN warships that passed through the Turkish Straits and entered to the Black Sea. Apparently The Ludu (Type 052A) class destroyer 113 Qingdao, the Jingkai II (Type 054A) class frigate 538 Yantai and the Nanyun class replenishment tanker Weishan Hu 887 made up the 11th Chinese... Continue Reading →
Two PLAN Ships Passed Through The Bosphorus
I love how it feels when the things turn out more or less as the way you have planned. Since I first heard yesterday, that two PLAN warships passed through the Dardanelles and are heading for the Black Sea I was thinking in my head How I could intercept them at a suitable point in Istanbul with a good... Continue Reading →
The Ukrainian Submarine Zaporizya Made Her First Dive
The effort of the Ukrainian Navy and the resources they spend to put their only submarine Foxtrot class (Project 641) U-01 Zaporizya back to full operational status is amazing. I have tried to follow and report of these efforts since I have heard about it, in February 2010. After being left unused and unmaintained for a very long periods, the... Continue Reading →
USNS Grasp Returns To The Black Sea
I had reported about the port visit of the Safeguard class salvage ship of the US Military Sealift Command T-ARS-51 USNS Grasp in Istanbul last week. I had the impression that after leaving Istanbul USNS Grasp would be heading to the Mediterranean as had spent at least 14 days in the Black Sea where she... Continue Reading →
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