>US frigate FFG-50 USS Taylor passed through the Turkish Straits on 23 December 2008 and entered into Black Sea.This is her second deployment since August. She can stay until 13 January 2008. The winter storms in Black Sea can be very furious. It will not be a smooth Christmas for her crew.Here is a photo... Continue Reading →
>On 26 January 2007, Turkish Coast Guard commissioned the fast response boat TCSG-307. The boat, locally know as MRTP-33 class, was designed and build by Turkish Yonca-Onuk shipyard. Although there are 7 similar boats in service, the TCSG-307 is unique. She is the only vessel that has STAMP remote controlled stabilized gun platform installed.In April... Continue Reading →
>US Navy conducted another flag relay in the Black Sea. DDG-52 USS Barry entered the Black Sea on 18 November 2008 and the flagship of the 6th Fleet LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney returned to the Med on 19 november 2008. This is the third Black Sea cruise of USS Barry since August 2008. Apparently the... Continue Reading →
>I have forgotten to report the northward passage of USS Mount Whitney on 30th October 2008.She has replaced USS Barry as the USN ship in the Black Sea. This is the second voyage of USS Mount Whintey after the Russian - Georgian war in August 2008.She was in Konstanza, Romania between 1st and 4th November.... Continue Reading →
>US Destroyer USS Barry DDG-52 ran aground at Samsun harbour this morning according to Sabah Newspaper.Apparently the entrance of the harbor was shallower than indicated in the charts thus causing the ship to sit upon a sandbank. Turkish naval special forces teams were send to survey the damage and to secure the ship from any... Continue Reading →
>US Navy destroyer USS Barry DDG-52 passed through Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea today, just three days after USS Mason left the region.She can stay in the Black Sea untill 5th November 2008.I have missed her on her way to north. Let's see if I can catch her on her way back.Update: USS... Continue Reading →
>There is a very interesting blog report about the state of the Georgian Navy after the war.I suppose it will a good complementry reading to my entry. So click if you want to know What happened to the Georgian navy?
>The war between Russia and Georgia was fought according to the emerging pattern of the 21st century wars. The battle was on 4 dimensions: On the land in the air, in sea and at the space, or to be exact at the cyberspace.Information, disinformation and propaganda created another layer of fog-of-war. Only now one month... Continue Reading →
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