As reported earlier, the Ropucha class large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet 158 Tsezar Kunikov arrived in Varna, Bulgaria for a refit at Bulgarian Naval shipyard.
Russian Warship Arrives In Bulgaria For Repairs
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 16)
On 1 July I was able to witness the return of the two Russian Baltic Fleet landing ships 102 Kaliningrad and 110 Alexander Shabalin back to the Black Sea from their 10 day trip to the Mediterranean Sea. Both ships were last seen leaving Turkish Straits on 20 June 2013. The Russian ships look like loaded but of course... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 15)
Today two Ropucha class landing ships of the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet, 102 Kaliningrad, 110 Alexander Shabalin, passed through the Dardanelles and entered into the Aegean Sea. So this is the latest tally of Russian warship movements Date Number Name Direction 27/12/12 151 Azov Southbound 27/12/12 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound 01/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Southbound 09/01/13 152... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 14)
Today the Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov from the Russian Black Sea Fleet passed through the Bosphorus and entered into the Marmara Sea. So this is the latest tally of Russian warship movements Date Number Name Direction 27/12/12 151 Azov Southbound 27/12/12 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound 01/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Southbound 09/01/13 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound 09/01/13... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Alexander Shabalin Still Needed In the Mediterranean
Russian landing ship Korolev replaces Alexander Shabalin in L'Armada event. The Ropucha class landing ship, from the Baltic Fleet, Alexander Shabalin was scheduled for a 4 day visit in Rouen for the L'Armada event. This entry is from this blog in April: The Kaliningrad and Alexander Shbalin have left Russia in mid April and I had the impression that they were heading back... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship To Be Repaired In Bulgaria
I'm sorry for my absence since last Friday. As you might have guess I was, I'm and I will be very much occupied with the things going on in Gezi Parkı, Taksim. Thus I have little time left for the maritime domain. The Russian Naval portal flot.com posted today that one of the Ropucha class,... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 12)
Yesterday the two large amphibious ships of the Black Sea Fleet which took part in the operations in Eastern Mediterranean returned to the Black Sea today. The Ropucha class 151 Azov and the Alligator class 152 Nikolay Filchenkov, passed through Dardanelles yesterday. So this is the latest tally of Russian warship movements Date Number Name Direction 27/12/12 151 Azov Southbound 27/12/12... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 11)
This week to large landing ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet passed through the Turkish Straits and made a port visit in Novorossiysk. Pacific Fleet ships from the Mediterranean grouping logged in Novorossiysk for resupply and crew rest, told reporters on Friday the head of the information department of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Captain... Continue Reading →
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 10)
There are a lot of things going on in the Eastern Mediterranean lately. First: The Russians are here. The long, west bound voyage of the Russian Pacific Fleet task force has ended. The ships have arrived in the Med and are in Cyprus for a well deserved rest.The Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, the Dubna class tanker Pechenga and the Baklazhan... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 10)
As the Russian task force from The Pacific Fleet arrives the Mediterranean the crossing of the Black Sea and Baltic Fleet ships continue without any pause. According to Turkish news portals the Ropucha class large landing ships Azov, Kaliningrad and Alexander Shabalin have returned to their Black Sea base in 11 May 2013. Apparently it was a short stay... Continue Reading →
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