Turkish submarine TCG Preveze arrived in Albanian port Durrës for a port visit. In accordance with the cooperation plan between the Albanian Maritime Force and Turkish Navy, the submarine TCG Preveze arrived at the port of Durrës for a several day harbor visit. While in port TCG Preveze will host members of the Albanian Maritime... Continue Reading →
TCG Göksu Deployed To Gulf Of Aden As Turkish Parliament Extends The Presence Of The Navy
On 24th February 2018, Frigate TCG Göksu left her home port for deployment in the Gulf of Aden. This is her second deployment in the region. Currently, she is with the multinational anti-piracy task force CTF-151. On 8th February 2018, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, extended the presence of the Turkish Navy in the... Continue Reading →
NATO Task Forces Arrive In Bulgarian Ports
After meeting up in Constanta, Romania last week, the both UK led NATO maritime task forces SNMG-2 and SNMCMG-2 have arrived in Bulgaria. The mine countermeasure warfare task force made a port call in Burgas while the naval task force arrived in Varna. Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two (SNMCMG2), under the command of... Continue Reading →
The First Block Of TCG Anadolu Is Laid
The first keel block of TCG Anadolu was laid on 7th February 2018, nine 21 months after the construction has started. The contract for the construction of the ship was signed in May 2015 after a four year long tender process. The delivery of the ship is scheduled for the year 2021. TCG Anadolu is based... Continue Reading →
TCG Akçay Discovers An Old Mine Off Romanian Coast
Aydın class minehunter TCG Akçay has discovered a mine probably a relic of Second World War, as she was conducting training operations with SNMCMG-2 off the coast of Romania. The NATO task force made its northbound passage through Turkish Straits 16 days ago. The mine was discovered at 8 A.M. local time while TCG AKÇAY, under... Continue Reading →
Like A Lamb to The Slaughter
On 8th February 2018, three Turkish Navy tugs towed the hulk of an old tanker ex- TCG Bnb. Sadettin Gürcan to the Black Sea. The tanker was named after the commander of the submarine TCG Atılay that sunk with all hands in 1942. She hit a mine while submerged and never resurfaced. The tanker was... Continue Reading →
NATO SNMCMG-2 In Sinop
The UK led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 made a northbound passage through Turkish Straits last week and arrived in Sinop, Turkey on 25th January for a 4-day port visit. The SNMCMG-2 is Romanian minesweeper ROS Lupu Dinescu, Turkish mine hunter M-270 TCG Akçay and H-88 HMS Enterprise the flagship of... Continue Reading →
Fire On Board TCG Beykoz
In the early morning hours on 13th January 2018, a fire erupted in the engine room of the corvette TCG Beykoz. The ship was in a berth at Foça Naval Base. Damage control party interfered and put out the fire. 11 sailors were hospitalized of which 8 were later released the same day. According to... Continue Reading →
National Electronic Warfare Suite
The new electronic warfare suite on board of TCG Fatih has been accepted after rigorous testing according to Aselsan. The system is made of the following units: Electronic Support Measures Decoy Launching System Dedicated or Shared Multi-Function Consoles The heart of the system is the CPU of the EW processing and its interface with the... Continue Reading →
TCG Akın Decommissioned
Today the long career of TCG Akın in naval service has finished. The ship can have a well-earned rest after 75 years. TCG Akın began her life as USS Greenlet, a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1942 and served in US Navy during World War 2, Korean... Continue Reading →
