On 7 March 2015, a Turkish Navy, Atılay class submarine was sighted passing through Bosphorus. Since Turkish Navy stopped 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 trackers or electro-optic... Continue Reading →
The Karel Doorman class frigate of Belgian Navy BNS Leopold 1 left Istanbul on 6 December 2014. The frigate arrived in Istanbul for a short port visit on her way back to Belgium, after ending her deployment for EU anti piracy operation Atalanta.
This morning around 9.00 the Karel Doorman class frigate from Belgian Naval Forces F-930 BNS Leopold 1 arrived in Istanbul for a port visit. The duration of the port visit is not disclosed. As far as I know, this is the first visit of BNS Leopold 1 in Istanbul. She is returning home from EU... Continue Reading →
The US, Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-71 USS Ross ended its port visit in Istanbul on 13 November 2014 and headed to the Mediterranean. USS Ross, arrived in Istanbul on 9 November and made a 5 day stop here. She was deployed between 6 and 9 November to the Black Sea where she had performed underway engagement... Continue Reading →
US Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-71 USS Ross arrived today for a probably 3 day port visit in Istanbul. USS Ross operating in the US 6th Fleet was deployed between 6 and 9 November to the Black Sea where she had performed underway engagement with Romanian Navy. This second deployment of USS Ross to the... Continue Reading →
Today we are celebrating the 91th anniversary the creation of Turkish Republic. I am grateful to those who made it possible for me and my family to live in this beautiful country under our own flag. And I can't think of a better was to celebrate our independence with a couple of elegantly decorated ships.
US Navy destroyer, DDG-71 USS Ross passed through the Turkish Straits today and entered to the Black Sea. The Arleigh Burke class ship, is one of the 4 ships upgraded with the Ballistic Missile Defense System and forward deployed in Rota, Spain.
The training ship of Brazilian Navy U-27 Brasil arrived this morning in Istanbul. BNS Brazil stops by in Istanbul every couple of years during the training cruise of Brazilian Naval Cadets. I have no information how long she will stay here.
I have witnessed the northbound passage of the veteran boom defence ship TCG Ağ-5 through Bosphorus. In the age of long ranged ammunition the boom defence vessels are more or less useless for their original purpose. Thus TCG Ağ-5 is mainly used as a tug or buoy tender. Yesterday she was towing a target barge... Continue Reading →
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