>According to Russian news portal Ria Novosti, Russian submarine Alrosa suffered a major engine problem. She was was on a training exercise in the Black Sea on Saturday when the incident happened. Unable to move on her own she was being towed back to Novorossiisk. It is not clear whether accident happened while she was... Continue Reading →
>According to Greek newspaper Kathimeiri the defense minister of the newly elected Greek government have met with the CEO of TMKS. The agenda of the meeting was of course the ongoing tug of war between the two parties on Neptune II and Archimedes programmes.The news paper says that Venizelos and Atzpodien have reached an agreement... Continue Reading →
>There have been some important and interesting developments regarding the Greek submarine force and the future of it in last few days. First TKMS (ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems) the owner of HDW, Blohm & Voss, Kockums and Hellenic shipyards announced that the company was cancelling two contracts with Hellenic Navy. One contract that was cancelled by... Continue Reading →
>These are photos of German submarine S-173 U24 in Kiel Bay. She is a Type 206A class submarine commissioned in 1974. She has a low bridge and it was not fun to be on it when she was going against the wind.
>I am sorry for the non existing blogging last week. I was on a vacation and did not have regular access to the internet.But I hope these latest photos, that I have taken in Kiel are worth of your waiting. This S-185, U-35 of the German Navy. She is a Type 212A class AIP capable... Continue Reading →
>Dating back to 1886, Turkish submarine force has a long history.Today there are 14 boats in active service. I have made a table of NATO countries that have a navy and a submarine force. The numbers speak for themself.Notes: A: ActiveB: BuildingP: Planed, confirmed and budgeted submarine constructions scheduled for 2010 or later are shown... Continue Reading →
>On 2nd July 2009, a contract was signed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), Kiel, a company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies, and MarineForce International LLP (MFI), London, for the delivery of six material packages for the construction of Class 214 submarines to Turkey.The value of the contract is estimated as 2,5 billion €. There is %80 offset... Continue Reading →
>This is A-585 TCG AKIN. She is a swimming piece of history. She was build as a Chanticleer class submarine rescue ship, named ASR-10 USS Greenlet. She was launched in 1942 and commissioned in USN in 1943.She saw action in World War Two. She was in Tokyo Bay, when Japan surrendered in 1945. She saw... Continue Reading →
>According to maritime portals and online newspapers there has been an explosion on board of Turkish submarine S-348 TCG Saldıray today.The explosion happened when the submarine was in overhaul at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard. Two persons, one officer and one worker are reported as injured. There has been no official announcement yet.TCG Saldıray is a... Continue Reading →
>It is getting complicated to follow the restructuring and modernisation of Greek submarine force.Hellenic navy has 8 Type 209 submarines of German origin. The first 4 of them Glavkos, Nereus, Triton, Proteus are built between 1968 - 1972 and have 1100 tons displacement. The second batch Poseidon, Amphitrite, Okeanos, Pontos are built between 1976 -... Continue Reading →
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