44 days later US Navy frigate FFG-50 USS Taylor returned to the Black Sea. On her own power. The Perry class frigate was deployed to the Black Sea before the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games started. USS Taylor and the flag-ship of the US 6th Fleet USS Mount Whitney were send to the Black Sea to help with the evacuation... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by Micha'el Tanchum, which was first published in the Turkey Analyst. This this op-ed Mr. Tanchum explains that: With the annexation of Crimea, Turkey faces a stronger and bolder Russian naval power in the Black Sea. A resurgent Russia may be tempted to exploit its temporary naval dominance to... Continue Reading →
Today the French intelligence collection ship FS Dupuy de Lôme passed through Turkish Straits too, following the US destroyer USS Donald Cook. The French Navy has been usually active in last couple of weeks in this region: On 28 March 2014, FS Alizé, diving support ship used by the French external intelligence agency passed through Turkish Straits.... Continue Reading →
Today the long-awaited US warship, Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-75 USS Donald Cook passed through Turkish Straits. She has entered to the Dardanelles at 07.00 in the morning and passed through Bosphorus at 16.00. She is the second warship USA has send to the Black Sea since the start of the Crimean crisis. The other... Continue Reading →
Today on 19 March 2014, in the early morning hours, one Turkish Type 209 / 1400 class submarine sailed through Bosphorus to Marmara Sea. I want to hope that she has spent very busy days back in the Black Sea monitoring all the naval traffic and gathering intelligence. Since Turkish Navy stopped painting the pennant number... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-103 USS Truxtun is the only US warship in the Black Sea as today with the southbound passage of FF(G)-50 USS Taylor through the Bosphorus. The Perry class frigate was deployed to the Black Sea before the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games started. USS Taylor and the flag ship of the... Continue Reading →
While USS Truxtun sailed towards the Black Sea another US Navy warship is trying to leave it. The Perry class frigate FF(G)-50 USS Taylor is being towed towards Souda, Creta. USS Taylor was with USS Mount Whitney, the flag-ship of US 6th Fleet port of the US Navy's Olympic Deployment. Both ships arrived just before... Continue Reading →
As reported few days ago by US Navy, the Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-103 USS Truxtun passed through the Turkish Straits on 7 March 2013 and entered the Black Sea. According the official US Navy press release the destroyer is en route to conduct combined training and theater security cooperation engagements in the Black Sea... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately the career of the commanding officer of the stricken frigate FF(G)-50 USS Taylor did not survived the grounding in Samsun, Turkey. As expected, Commander Dennis Volpe was relieved from the command of USS Taylor. Capt. Jim Aiken, commander, Task Force 65, relieved Cmdr. Dennis Volpe, commanding officer of the Mayport-based frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50),... Continue Reading →
Today the governor of Samsun made a written statement about the damage of US Navy frigate FF(G)-50 USS Taylor. According to this statement, initially USS Taylor arrived in Samsun on 12 February, for a very short port visit just to get refueled. Unfortunately the ships propeller stuck the sea ground and got damaged. She has... Continue Reading →
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