Turkish Naval Academy was founded in 18 November 1773. To celebrate the 238th anniversary of this occasion a small armada of Turkish warships visited Heybeliada were today the Turkish Naval High School still educates the futures cadres of Turkish Navy. Among the visitors were the first of Milgem class, TCG Heybeliada, the first of New... Continue Reading →
The French frigate F-796 Commandant Birot arrived in Istanbul on 16th November 21011, for a port visit. The ship was part of the Surge Operation for the Operation Active Endeavour Beginning 12 November NATO will concentrate assets in the Eastern Mediterranean for more than a week’s intense patrolling: “The backbone of this Surge is the... Continue Reading →
Here are some more photos of the South Korean KDX-II class destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan. And at the end my favorite photo: Click here for A Close Look To A KDX-II Class (Part 1)
Yesterday, a South Korean Naval Task Force consisting of the destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan and tanker AOR-57 Chun Jee arrived in Istanbul for a four day visit. In every three year a South Korean task force visits Istanbul periodically where a Turkish warships visits South Korea. These are the photos of the South Korean... Continue Reading →
Today as a happy coincident I was able to watch the arrival of the Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-58 USS Philippine Sea in Istanbul. With my reliable and ever ready camera in my hand, I was able to take lots of photos. The ship is in town for a liberty call. I do not know how... Continue Reading →
In July I posted the above photo of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and asked if this was the lamest NATO fleet ever? The answer was "No" as at that time SNMG-1 was made of only one Italian destroyer. Today SNMG-1 has 4 ships. In the mean time, the SNMG-2 has indeed become the lamest NATO fleet.... Continue Reading →
Today the second ship of the Milgem class corvettes, F-512 TCG Büyükada was launched with a ceremony in Tuzla Naval Shipyard, Istanbul. I wish her calm sea and following winds. This is a short video I have made using time-lapse technique. And this is a professional news quality video of the same event
This procession of four Kılıç class fast attack craft and one support tanker was seen on 12th September 2011 on their northbound passage through Bosphorus. They were follow by two frigates later at the evening. The Kılıç class fast attack craft is enlarged version of Lürssen FBP-57 design. Their design incorporated radar cross section reducing... Continue Reading →
This is F-511 TCG Heybeliada sailing on sunset at the entrance of Bosphorus on 11 September 2011. She is expected to enter into service on 27th September 2011.
The Romanian Coast Guard vessel MAI 1105 Stefan Cel Mare arrived in the morning of 5th August for a port visit in Istanbul. This is not the first time, that the Damen OPV 900 class vessel is in Istanbul. She was funded by the European Union in order to strengthen the Border Police force of... Continue Reading →
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