On 13 May 2014 RMK Marine finally handed over the last ship of Dost class OPV to Turkish Coast Guard. The contract for the construction of 4 ships at RMK Marine Shipyard was signed on 16 January 2007. The keel of the first ship TCSG Dost was laid on 3 Mays 2008. The design of... Continue Reading →
Last week between 6 and 9 May 2014, Turkish Armed forces conducted the Deniz Aslanı Search And Rescue exercise. The first phase of the exercise the rescuers responded to a simulated ship sinking with 92 passengers and 12 crew on board. In the send phase of the exercise survivors of a plane crash were located... Continue Reading →
The Dost class OPV of Turkish Coast Guard and one unidentified Turkish submarine were seen passing through the Bosphorus on 21 January 2013.
Turkish Coast Guard vessel SG-703 TCSG Umut is making her first foreign port visit to Messina, Italy. This might be the first ever visit of a Turkish Coast Guard vessel to Italy. Under the Plan of bilateral cooperation between the Turkish and Italian Coast Guard to allow the exchange of information and mutual experiences in... Continue Reading →
The third off shore patrol vessel for the Turkish Coast Guard, SG-702 TCSG Güven was delivered today to the end user. The design of the these ships are based on the Sirio class vessels produced by Italian Fincantieri. With the commissioning of these ships Coast Guard will be able to perform its duties mainly search... Continue Reading →
The first pair of offshore Patrol vessels of the Turkish Coast Guard have arrived to their home ports and started to their duties. SG-701 TCSG Dost is located in Samsun and SG-703 TCSG Umut is located in Marmaris. TCSG Dost started her duties in the Black Sea on 19 May 2013. It is not clear... Continue Reading →
Two new vessels will join Turkish Coast Guard tomorrow. The first ship of the new search and rescue ship TCSG Dost and the third ship of the class TCSG Umut are joining the Turkish Coast Guard with a ceremony held at the RMK Shipyard. The contract for the construction of 4 ships at RMK Marine Shipyard was signed on 16 January... Continue Reading →
If I had arrived 10 minutes earlier, I would be able to take a better photo of TCSG Umut from the broadside showing more of the ship; instead I have this photo taken at the large end of my telephoto lens and cropped at %100 size. TCSG Umut is the third ship of the class was... Continue Reading →
This is a photo of F-512 TCG Büyükada the second ship of Milgem Class, taken from an airplane window. She was launched on 27th September 2012. Since then she is being fitted in Istanbul Naval Shipyard. The construction seems to be focused on the forecastle and on the flight deck. There is a scaffolding around the mast. Judging the state of her construction she might be ready... Continue Reading →
According to the official webpage of Turkish General Staff, the sea trials of the coast guard vessel SG-701 TCSG Dost is continuing. She was launched on 9th July 2010. The Turkish General Staff reported that on 7th February 2012 a Turkish Coast Guard AB-412 EP helicopter performed take off and landing tests on board of TCSG Dost at day... Continue Reading →
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