The Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-58 USS Philippine Sea arrived in Batumi Georgia yesterday. The ship was in Istanbul between 11th and 14th October 2011. The visit to Istanbul was more a liberty call than a working visit. "We are happy to have the chance to visit Istanbul," said Philippine Sea's Command Master Chief Scott Kircher.... Continue Reading →
Russian Defense Ministry ordered 3 Krivak IV class frigates for the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF). The order came at a time where the age and the condition of the ships in BSF was creating real concerns. There has been many reports that news ships were needed for BSF. I have expressed my personal opinion of... Continue Reading →
According to well informed website navaltoday.com, USA is giving at least 4 million USD to Georgia for the construction of a new naval maintenance facility. Ambassador Bass and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Zaza Gogava broke ground on a U.S.-funded Georgia Coast Guard ship maintenance facility near Poti harbor. Georgia Coast Guard ship maintenance facility estimated at... Continue Reading →
According to the well online independent newspaper The Moscow News, Mayor’s Office has scrapped the 2011 Moscow budget funding for Russia’s Black Sea fleet. The City Hall has traditionally bankrolled numerous international endeavors, ranging from children’s resorts in Bulgaria to sanatoriums in Israel, but the Black Sea fleet was always a flagship program for the... Continue Reading →
A few days ago the Turkish Daily Sabah run an article about the Barbaros Action Plan of Turkish Navy. The owners of Sabah have a very personal and close relationship with Turkish Prime Minister Mr. Erdoğan. That creates a dilemma. Did Sabah run that article because they have received some insider information from sources close... Continue Reading →
The Romanian Coast Guard vessel MAI 1105 Stefan Cel Mare arrived in the morning of 5th August for a port visit in Istanbul. This is not the first time, that the Damen OPV 900 class vessel is in Istanbul. She was funded by the European Union in order to strengthen the Border Police force of... Continue Reading →
The revival of the Ukrainian Navy is facing sever budgetary problems. In order to overcome this problem the “Foundation For The Revival of Ukrainian Navy” is organizing a fund drive. The aim is to collect enough money from the citizens to keep the production of the Project 58250 class continuing. The keel of the first... Continue Reading →
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 →
According to Russian naval portal rusnavy.com, The Black Sea Fleet of Russian Navy conducted an exercise. The Krivak class, frigates Ladny and Pytlivy carried out mine-laying drills and held a torpedo firing at an "enemy" ship. The crews performed gun firing at a towed ship silhouette which imitated the surface target, and group antiaircraft warfare with gun firings at air... Continue Reading →
The ships of the BlackSeaFor arrived in Trabzon for a four day port visit. This is the first visit of the BlackSeaFor fleet to Trabzon in its 10 years existence. The next scheduled stop for the fleet is Varna, Bulgaria. During the weekend the ships will be open for the public. The visit of BlackSeaFor... Continue Reading →
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