>On 3 April 2010, F-493 TCG Gelibolu spotted a dhow 75 miles off the shores of Yemen, inside The IRTC. This dhow previously fired upon the Danish flagged, Torm Ragnhild, in an attempted hi jack. The Turkish frigate forced the pirates out of the IRTC by maneuvering and warning shots. She started to chase the... Continue Reading →
>Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
>On 4 April 1953, Swedish freighter Naboland collided with Turkish submarine TCG Dumlupınar. She and her sister boat TCG 1. İnönü were returning from NATO exercise Blue Sea. At 02:15 in the morning Naboland rammed TCG Dumlupınar from starboard forecastle just aft of the forward diving planes. The submarine rolled to port with force of... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gelibolu Captures 9 Pirates
>On 31 March 2010, Turkish frigate to SNMG-2, F-493 TCG Gelibolu, arrested 9 pirates.The frigate sighted a suspiciously acting skiff inside IRTC, 80 miles off the shore. The frigate closed in on the skiff, warnings from the ships and aggressive maneuvering kept the pirates from fleeing. The skiff with 9 pirates was detained. With the... Continue Reading →
>New Photo of Milgem
>A new photo of Milgem has emerged. Previously she was in the dry dock. The installation of her sonar transducer and sonar dome seems to be finished. The alignment of her shafts and her propellers also seems to be done.Photo from user oceangoing of Savunma ve Strateji forum. Used with permission.
>Operation Allied Protector Marks First Anniversary
>NATO ships from SNMG-1, arrived in the Gulf of Aden on 24th March 2009 as part of NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Allied Protector. The aim was to disrupt and deter the piracy in the Gulf of Aden at that time. A year later NATO ships (from SNMG-2) are still there.NATO reflects last year’s important events... Continue Reading →
>Ay Class Submarines To Get A Bigger Punch
>Ay (Type 209/1200) class submarines are the oldest boats currently in service. The oldest one was commissioned 34 and the newest one 20 years ago. When Type 214 class was chosen as the new submarine for the Turkish Navy the most obvious question was what to do with old Ay class boats. A few plans... Continue Reading →
>Naval Parade On The Dardanelles Naval Victory Day
>Tomorrow, on 18th March 2010, Turkish Navy will conduct a naval parade at Dardanelles. The naval parade will be for the remembrance and celebration of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915. The parade is scheduled to start at 14:30 and will last 75 minutes. Unfortunately I will not be able to... Continue Reading →
>Live Firing Exercise of Turkish Navy
>Turkish Navy conducted an exercise in west Black sea and at northern entrance of Bosphorus on 10th March 2010.Seven frigates, six fast attack craft and two submarines took part in the first part of the exercise, in western Black Sea. The order of battle was not made public. According to official statement TCG Gökova and... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gemlik Captures More Pirates
>Acording to Turkish General Staff press announcement, on the night of 6th March, Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik, captured 7 pirates. She is a part of CTF-151.A suspiciously behaving skiff was reported, 55 nautical miles off shore, and inside the IRTC. TCG Gemlik closed in on the skiff and the naval special forces boarded it.... Continue Reading →
>TCG Dolunay in Albania
>Type 209 class, Turkish submarine S-352 TCG Dolunay docked at Durres, Albania for a two day long visit. TCG Dolunay was one of the two Turkish submarines that participated in NATO’s annual ASW exercise Noble Manta 2010. A submarine is an interesting selection for a good will visit vessel. Submarines look uninteresting and dull from... Continue Reading →
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