Three Russian warships, the intelligence gathering ship SSV-201 Priazove and two Ropucha class Large landing ships 127 Minsk and 142 Novocharkassk passed through the Bosphorus today. (For newer and better photos of these ships click here.) Tomorrow these ships will pass through the Dardanelles and enter to the Mediterranean. As the tension is rising in... Continue Reading →
As USA, UK and France are trying to mobilize their parliaments and the public support for an intervention in Syria, Russian Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Panteleyev passed through the Turkish Straits and entered the Mediterranean on 1 September 2013. It is also reported that the intelligence gathering ship SSV-201 Priazovye is also sailing to the Mediterranean and... Continue Reading →
On 29 August 2013, the Korean KDX-II class destroyer 977 Dae Jo Young, arrived in Istanbul for a undefined port visit. The ship is not a stranger in Istanbul as she was here before, in 2008 with the replenishment tanker 57 Chun Lee.
Not a day passes where we do not see yet another Russian warship in the Turkish Straits. Today, I was able -if only barely- to take photos of the Tarantul class corvette Burya as she was heading to Russia. She sailed to the Med ten days ago. I am sorry for the quality of the... Continue Reading →
The Alligator class landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet,Nikolay Filchenkov passed on 17 August 2013 through the Bosphorus on her way back to the Black Sea. She was last seen in Bosphorus almost 3 weeks ago, again passing to the north. So in the mean time she must have gone south. And the... Continue Reading →
I am back from my holiday. So are the Russians. The Tarantul class corvette 955 Burya and the Ropucha class large landing ship 127 Minsk made a south bound passage through the Bosphorus on 11 August 2013. This passage was very interesting for me on two accounts. I did not had any information that the... Continue Reading →
As you can see from the photos I have taken on 26 July 2013 Friday, two more Russian warships have passed through the Turkish Straits. According to BBC, Russian Black Sea Fleet ships have to leave their base in Sevastopol, Ukraine and sail to international waters in order to a refill. Russia has stopped... Continue Reading →
Here is another excellent set of photographes taken by Mr. Kerim Bozkurt during the passage of HNLMS Karel Doorman through Bosphorus.
The future multi-purpose logistics ship HNLMS Karel Doorman was not the only interesting ship in Bosporus today. The Russian Smolny (Project 887) class training ship Perekop did also made a northbound passage. 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... Continue Reading →
Today a very special hull passed through the Bosporus. The tug Eide Wrester was towing the hull of the future multi-function support ship for amphibious operation, HNLMS Karel Doorman. Her hull was produced in Damen shipyard in Galati, Romania. Her final outfitting and installation of the weapon systems will take place in The Netherlands. According... Continue Reading →
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