Today the NATO SNMG-1 task group consisting of the German frigate F-209 FGS Rheinland-Pfalz and Dutch frigate/destroyer F-805 HNLMS Evertsen arrived in Istanbul for an official visit. Long gone are the days when the visiting NATO fleet would cover a considerable space in Bosphorus. After their stay in Istanbul the task force will replace SNMG-2... Continue Reading →
As I have reported earlier, the ships of the BlackSeafor fleet visited Istanbul between 20 and 23 April 2012. They were open to the public and I took the opportunity to visit them all. It was an interesting experience for me as I was able to compare different ships build by very different construction standards... Continue Reading →
The April activation of the BlackSeaFor finished this week and the ships that took part have returned to their home ports. Istanbul was the last stop for the BlackSeafor fleet. The following ships arrived in Istanbul on 20th April 2012 for the port visit. Number Name Nation Participants 158 RFS Tsesar Kunikov (Flagship) Russia Landing Ship F-240 TCG Yavuz Turkey... Continue Reading →
Six of the eight training craft of the Turkish Naval Academy were seen during a navigation and formation training at Bosphorus. I guess this is a good opportunity to try WordPress' new photo gallery tool. Enjoy!
Saturday, 7th April 2012 was a busy day at Bosphorus. First the Rhein class tender A-579 TCG Cezayirli Hasan Paşa and two mine hunters plus one veteran mine sweeper made northbound passage through the Strait for their deployment to the Deniz Yıldızı 2012 naval exercise. M-269 TCG Anamur was build in Turkey. She is one of... Continue Reading →
The Kashin class Russian destroyer Smetlivy passed through Bosphorus this morning. According to news on Turkish media she is on her way to Syrian port Tartus. The large anti-submarine ship (I guess this means destroyer in Russian) Smetlivy was laid in 1966 and commissioned in 1969. She is the sole remaining Kashin class destroyer and... Continue Reading →
Just like the last year, on 18 March 2012, Turkish Navy organized a naval parade in Dardanelles, to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915. Last year it was a 25 hours round trip to Çanakkale for me, but this year it was a family event for the whole weekend.... Continue Reading →
On 22 February 2012, in the early morning hours, one Turkish Type 209 / 1400 class submarine sailed through Bosphorus to Marmara Sea. Since Turkish Navy stooped painting the pennant number of the submarines on their hulls, it is impossible to identify each individual submarine anymore. While this new painting scheme helps the submarines to... Continue Reading →
The Russian Boris Chilikin class fleet oiler Ivan Bubnov is in Syrian port Tartus since Friday. She left her home port Sevastopol and passed through the Bosphorus on 22th January 2011. Since then she has been cruising in the Mediterranean. One of my reader, Mr. Tom, was able to intercept a couple message from her while she was off... Continue Reading →
On 28 November 2011, one Turkish Type 209 / 1400 class submarine sailed through Bosphorus to Black Sea. Since Turkish Navy stooped painting the pennant number of the submarines on their hulls, it is impossible to identify each individual submarine anymore. While this new painting scheme helps the submarines to blend and prevents IR/FLIR/LLTV using... Continue Reading →
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