On 19 August 2015, the Russian tug SB-921 Paradoks, towed the Tarantul class missile corvette R-32 to Russia. The corvette made headlines when she was handed over to Egyptian Navy on 10 August 2015. According to official statements the handing of the corvette was seen as a confirmation of the cooperation and strategic partnership between... Continue Reading →
Date Number Name Direction Nationality 8.8.2015 151 Azov Southbound Russia 8.8.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Southbound Russia 7.8.2015 130 Korolev Northbound Russia 7.8.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound Russia 2.8.2015 Liman Southbound Russia 31.7.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Northbound Russia 30.7.2015 L-177 HS Rodos Northbound Greece 29.7.2015 130 Korolev Southbound Russia 29.7.2015 RB-365 RB-365 Northbound Russia 25.7.2015 P-68... Continue Reading →
Since last update we have witnessed passage of one Greek attack craft, one Spanish and one Portuguese frigates and one Russian naval tug being tow. There is unfortunately no photo from the later. Number Name Direction Nationality 29.7.2015 RB-365 RB-365 Northbound Russia 25.7.2015 P-68 HS Daniolos Southbound Greece 24.7.2015 F-334 NRP D. Francisco de Almeida Southbound... Continue Reading →
Since last update we have witnessed passage of two Greek attack craft, 2 Russian landing ships and one Russian factory ship. HS Aittitos was the first of the Greek warships to pass through the Turkish Straits. She went north to take part in the naval exercise Breeze 2015 organised by Bulgaria and returned home when... Continue Reading →
In, the last 4 days we have again witnessed an increased activity of warships passing through Turkish Straits. On 1 July 2015 very late in the evening Spanish mine hunter passed though Bosphorus and deployed to Varna Bulgaria. She was in Erdek for the Change of Command Ceremony of NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two .... Continue Reading →
NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two is not the only NATO naval task force deployed to Bulgaria this weekend. On 4 July 2015 late in the night at 22.30 local time the SNMG-1 ships F-334 NRP D. Francisco de Almeida and F-803 HNLMS Tromp passed through Istanbul Strait. According to the publicly available information both ships... Continue Reading →
Number Name Direction Nationality 24.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Southbound Russia 24.6.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound Russia 22.6.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Southbound Russia 22.6.2015 130 Korolev Southbound Russia 21.6.2015 58 USS Laboon Northbound USA 21.6.2015 A-759 Dupuy De Lôme Northbound France 20.6.2015 Kildin Southbound Russia 18.6.2015 142 Novocharkassk Northbound Russia 18.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Northbound Russia... Continue Reading →
This week end we have witness the passage of the Russian and French intelligence gathering ships Kildin and Dupuy De Lôme in opposite directions. The US destroyer USS Laboon was also seen passing to the Black Sea Today. Number Name Direction Nationality 21.6.2015 58 USS Laboon Northbound USA 21.6.2015 A-759 Dupuy De Lôme Northbound France... Continue Reading →
Today we have seen the southbound passage of Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov. This is the third Mediterranean deployment of this ship in 2015. Number Name Direction Nationality 16.6.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound Russia 12.6.2015 Shaktar Southbound Russia 12.6.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Northbound Russia 7.6.2015 158 Tsezar Kunikov Southbound Russia 7.6.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound... Continue Reading →
On Friday in the early morning hours, the Russian Ropucha class large landing ship Alexander Otrakovski returned from her Syrian deployment. Her companion Alexander Shabalin was in Alexandria, Egypt for the Russian Egyptian joint naval exercise Friendship Bridge 2015. On the same day later in the afternoon the tug Shaktar returned to the Mediterranean. She was... Continue Reading →
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