Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 21)

US Navy reported that USS Jason Dunham made her southbound passage through Bosphorus in the wee hours of 14 April 2015. There is a nice time lapse video of her passage here. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 14.4.2015 109 USS USS Jason Dunham Southbound USA 8.4.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Northbound Russia 8.4.2015 142 Novocharkassk Northbound... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 20)

On 5 April 2015, the Romanian Border Police boat MAI 1101 made her northbound passage through Bosphorus. It was interesting to see her as there is no record of her southbound passage. I assume that she was somewhere in the Aegean Sea to participate in a Frontex mission. On 8 April 2015, the Russian Ropucha... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 19)

On 3 April 2015, the Arleigh Burke class destroyer of US Navy, DDG-109 USS Jason Dunham passed through Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea. The last time she was in the region in 2012. The ship will visit Bulgaria and Ukraine during her stay in the Black Sea. The destroyers passage through Istanbul was... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 18)

On 30 March 2015 Tuesday, the French frigate La Fayatte left the Black Sea and made her south bound passage through the Turkish Straits. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 30.3.2015 F-710 FS La Fayette  Southbound French 29.3.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Southbound Russia 29.3.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound Russia 28.3.2015 MB-31 Southbound Russia 24.3.2015 F-710 FS La Fayette... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 17)

  On 29 March 2015, the Russian large landing ships Alexander Otrakovski and Novocharkassk made their southbound passage through Bosphorus. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 29.3.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Southbound Russia 29.3.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound Russia 28.3.2015 MB-31 Southbound Russia 24.3.2015 F-710 FS La Fayette Northbound France 24.3.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound Russia 21.3.2015 A-1442... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 16)

On 28 March 2015, the Russian ocean going tug MB-31 made her southbound passage through Bosphorus. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 28.3.2015 MB-31 Southbound Russia 24.3.2015 F-710 FS La Fayette Northbound France 24.3.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound Russia 21.3.2015 A-1442 FGS Spessart Southbound Germany 21.3.2015 337 HMCS Fredericton Southbound Canada 21.3.2015 F-547 ITS Aliseo Southbound Italy... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 15)

On 24 March 2015, the Russian landing ship, Nikolay Filchenkov made her southbound passage through Bosphorus. Later in the evening the French frigate F-710 FS La Fayette made her northbound passage, almost in dark. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 24.3.2015 F-710 FS La Fayette Northbound France 24.3.2015 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound Russia 21.3.2015 A-1442 FGS Spessart... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 14)

On 17 March 2015, the Russian Ropucha class landing ship Azov made her southbound passage through Bosphorus while her sisters Alexander Shabalin and Novocharkassk made their northbound passage through Dardanelles on 19 Mach 2015. On 21 March 2015, the NATO SNMG-2 task force left the Black Sea. The Turkish contribution to the task force TCG... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 13)

  Date Number Name Direction Nationality 8.3.2015 110 Alexander Shabalin Southbound Russia 8.3.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound Russia 7.3.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski Northbound Russia 7.3.2015 151 Azov Northbound Russia 4.3.2015 A-1442 FGS Spessart Northbound Germany 4.3.2015 337 HMCS Frediction Northbound Canada 4.3.2015 F-547 ITS Aliseo Northbound Italy 3.3.2015 69 USS Vicksburg Northbound USA 25.2.2015 031 Alexander Otrakovski... Continue Reading →

Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 12)

On 3 March 2015 in the late evening hours Turkish contribution to NATO SNMG-2 F-241 TCG Turgutreis and the flag ship of the task force, CG-69 USS Vicksburg made their northbound passage through Turkish Straits and entered to the Black Sea. The duo was followed by the German tanker A-1442 FGS Spessart the following morning.... Continue Reading →

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