Turkish contribution to NATO Maritime Group Two, F-241 TCG Turgutreis celebrated her 1000th departure from port on 16 February 2015. According to NATO MARCOM press release this happened when the task force left Trieste, Italy. The Commander of SNMG-2, Rear Adm. Brad Williamson (USA N) took the opportunity to join TURGUTREIS on this special occasion... Continue Reading →
The German newspaper Handelsblatt run a story about the penalty to be paid by German submarine constructor Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to Turkey. The reason for this payment is the delay in, construction of 6 Type 214 TN submarines Turkey as agreed to buy From TKMS in 2009. On 2 July 2009, a contract... Continue Reading →
Last week I had reported about the this photo of a Turkish S-70 B2 Sea Hawk helicopter firing a missile. Thanks to the comment of my reader Frankie I have now more information strait from the in house magazine of Roketsan. According to the magazine the test was conducted on 16 September 2014, from the... Continue Reading →
This is a photo of a Turkish S-72B Sea Hawk helicopter firing a missile. There are many things, one can say about this photo. The special 100th Anniversary Logo of the Turkish Naval Aviation is painted on the side of the fuselage dates the photo to 2014. The usual missile armament of Turkish Navy helicopter are... Continue Reading →
The Gabya (ex Perry) class frigate F-491 TCG Giresun seems to have gotten her new radar and vertical launcher. She is the last ship to received this upgrade. The new Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D radar replaced the incumbent AN/SPS-49(V)4 radar which was 2D. The addition of 8 cell Mk41 in the forecastle increased the range... Continue Reading →
The ships participating to the Turkish led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 were in İzmir for the weekend. The below is the list of the participating warships as far as I could identify: F-511 TCG Heybeliada Corvette Turkey M-267 TCG Ayvalık Mine Hunter Turkey M-268 TCG Akçakoca Mine Hunter Turkey M-261 TCG Edremit Mine Hunter... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 will start on 21 November in İzmir. The exercise will be held in Bay of İzmir and will end on 30 November. The aim of the exercise is to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare,... Continue Reading →
Today, Turkish Navy announced the retirement of Atılay class (209 Type 1200) submarine TCG Saldıray. TCG Saldıray was the second of her class and was built in Kiel Germany. She was launched in 1974 and commissioned in Turkish Navy in 1977. There were news about an explosion in her, while she was in Gölcük Naval base.... Continue Reading →
As the Turkish led anti submarine warfare exercise Mavi Balina 2014 ends participating warships are starting their port visits in order to give their crews a rest. Today Turkish warships, F-247 TCG Kemalreis, A-595 TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör and one Preveze class submarine, Canadian frigate FFH-331 HMCS Toronto and US Navy warships CG-55 USS Leyte... 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 →
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