>I thank Jane from Scottish Views for allowing me to use her photos from her excellent blog.Here are her photos of F-245 TCG Oruçreis in Clyde.
>Photos of TCG Oruçreis from Scotland
>The keel of TCSG Dost laid down
>With a ceremony, the keel of the first search and rescue ship TCSG Dost was laid down.As the construction of the ship was already started in May 2008, there was no keel laying in traditional sense but block erecting. Her launching is scheduled for May 2010TCSG Dost is the first ship of a batch of... Continue Reading →
>Lest We Forget: DM-357 TCG Muavenet
>I have missed the anniversary of the incident of TCG Muavenet being hit.On 2th October 1992, 11 minutes past midnight, during the NATO's Display Determination '92 naval exercise, two Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles fired accidently from the aircraft carrier CV-60 USS Saratoga, hit the bridge of the Turkish destroyer DM-357 TCG Muavenet. 5... Continue Reading →
>TCG Oruçreis will join Joint Warrior (Updated)
>After completing the electronic warfare trail organized by RN in Portsmouth, TCG Oruçreis apparently sailed to north. Not quite yet. I am sorry but the news about the journeys of TCG Oruçreis comes to me with a delay.Apparently after completing the electronic warfare trail organized by RN in Portsmouth, she has sailed to Amsterdam and... Continue Reading →
>TCG Oruçreis in Portsmouth
>Royal Navy webiste reported that F-245 TCG Oruçreis was in Portsmouth. She took part in a electrionic warfare exercise along with D-646 FNS Latouche Treville, F-802 HNLMS De Zeven Provincien, F-101 SPS Alvaro De Bazan and F-312 HNOMS Otto Sverdrup.According to RN the exercise is aimed at enhancing NATO’s knowledge of ship and task force... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gökova will join CTF-151
>TCG Gökova sailed from Gölcük Naval Base on 27th September 2009, to Gulf of Aden. She will join CTF-151 and will replace TCG Gaziantep which is in the region since July 2009.TCG Gökova was in the region as part of SNMG-2 between 16th October and 12th December 2008.Turkish Navy prefers to send Oliver Hazard Perry... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gediz captures 7 more pirates
>Yesterday, on 26th September 2009 the naval special forces team on board of TCG Gediz captured 7 more pirates.According to the news release from Turkish General Staff, the pirates were inside the IRTC and 66 miles off the coast. (The press release does not mention which coast it is). The pirates were attacking M/V Handy... Continue Reading →
>The Day of Turkish Navy
>The 27th September, is the Day of Turkish Navy. This day is also the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza.On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean, was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the fleet of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III... Continue Reading →
>Turkey to receive Mk54 Torpedoes through FMS
>Raytheon Co. said on 9th September 2009 Wednesday, that it received a $19.3 million contract from the Navy to provide MK54 lightweight torpedo hardware to the U.S. and Turkish navies.Under the contract, the company said its Integrated Defense Systems division will deliver 241 MK54 kits, including 100 that will be sent to the Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
>New Infiltration Boats for Special Forces
>A video about the new boats for Turkish naval special forces has been released by TRT. This is the first video and first hard evidence that these boats are actually being built.You can watch the video here. When finished the boats will look like this model.The boats are made in Yonca-Onuk shipyard, which is specialized... Continue Reading →
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