>USS Taylor docked in Black Sea port Samsun on 31st December 2008.USS Taylor will remain in Samsun until 3rd January 2009. According to news courtesy visit with local Turkish administration will be made.I am glad to see that this time everything smoothly in Samsun Harbor.Orginal news: http://www.denizhaber.com/index.php?sayfa=habgst&id=15050
>USS Taylor returns to Black Sea
>US frigate FFG-50 USS Taylor passed through the Turkish Straits on 23 December 2008 and entered into Black Sea.This is her second deployment since August. She can stay until 13 January 2008. The winter storms in Black Sea can be very furious. It will not be a smooth Christmas for her crew.Here is a photo... Continue Reading →
>USS Barry is back.
>US Navy conducted another flag relay in the Black Sea. DDG-52 USS Barry entered the Black Sea on 18 November 2008 and the flagship of the 6th Fleet LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney returned to the Med on 19 november 2008. This is the third Black Sea cruise of USS Barry since August 2008. Apparently the... Continue Reading →
>USS Mount Whitney in Sevastopol
>I have forgotten to report the northward passage of USS Mount Whitney on 30th October 2008.She has replaced USS Barry as the USN ship in the Black Sea. This is the second voyage of USS Mount Whintey after the Russian - Georgian war in August 2008.She was in Konstanza, Romania between 1st and 4th November.... Continue Reading →
>USS Barry is back in the Med
>USS Barry returned to Mediterranean Sea on 31th October 2008. She has left the Dardanelles at around 16:30 local time. She had entered the Dardanelles on 15th October. Thus she spent less than the 21 day limit imposed by Montreux Treaty.Her expedition to the Black Sea was highlighted when she had a soft grounding on... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy rejects additional Perry class frigates
>Last week it was just an unconfirmed rumor but now it is official. Turkish Navy will not take two Perry class frigates offered by USA.These two ships FFG-12 USS George Phillip and FFG-14 USS Sides are just not lucky. FFG-12 was offered first to Bahrain (Transfer of Naval Vessels Act of 2003) then to Portugal... Continue Reading →
>USS Barry ran aground in Samsun
>US Destroyer USS Barry DDG-52 ran aground at Samsun harbour this morning according to Sabah Newspaper.Apparently the entrance of the harbor was shallower than indicated in the charts thus causing the ship to sit upon a sandbank. Turkish naval special forces teams were send to survey the damage and to secure the ship from any... Continue Reading →
>USS Barry enters Black Sea
>US Navy destroyer USS Barry DDG-52 passed through Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea today, just three days after USS Mason left the region.She can stay in the Black Sea untill 5th November 2008.I have missed her on her way to north. Let's see if I can catch her on her way back.Update: USS... Continue Reading →
>USS Mason left Istanbul
>USS Mason DDG-87 left Istanbul today. She made a 3 day visit in Istanbul returning from the Black Sea.She had entered Black Sea on 29 September 2008. She could have stayed in the Black Sea until 19 October 2008.During her stay in Istanbul USS Mason was surrounded by a floating barrier. This was a countermeasure... Continue Reading →
>USS McFaul reenters Black Sea
>US destroyer USS McFaul reentered Black Sea on 13th September 2008.Previously she was in the Black Sea between 22nd august and 2nd September. According to Montreux Treaty if a non Black Sea nation wishes to send a warship to Black Sea this nation has to apply 5- 8 days before the passage of the warship.... Continue Reading →
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