According to the official web site of Turkish general Staff Turkish Type 209 class submarine TCG 18 Mart conducted and ASW exercise with an US Navy ASW plane on 15th April 2012 in Mediterranean Sea. The original text of the announcement is just one sentence. But This one sentence holds a lot of interesting information. The submarine TCG... Continue Reading →
The Russian Kashin class destroyer Smetlivy was not the only interesting warship passing through the Turkish Straits these days. The HSV-2 Swift made a quick dash to Constanta, Romania over the weekend and she is now in the vicinity of Bari, Italy. According to Wikipedia, High Speed Vessel, HSV-2 Swift is a non-commissioned, hybrid catamaran originally leased by the United States Navy as... Continue Reading →
The commander of US 6th Fleet, VADM Frank Craig Pandolfe, made an official visit to Greece in 28th and 29th March 2012. According to official Greek Navy web site, VADM Pandolfe visited the Fleet Headquarters where he met with Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Konstantinos Mazarakis Ainians, on 28th March 2012 Navy and boarded the submarine and S-120 HS Papanikolis and fast attack... Continue Reading →
Between 1998 and 2009 Turkish, US and Israeli navies conducted an annual naval exercise called Reliant Mermaid. This exercise is discontinued now in accordance with the deteriorating bilateral relations between Turkey and Israel in the last couple years. Last year Greece has replaced Turkey and these there nations held to naval exercise Noble Dina 2011. While the Reliant Mermaid was marketed as a trilateral humanitarian search and rescue (SAR)... Continue Reading →
The US Navy aircraft carrier CVN-65 USS Enterprise arrived in Piraeus for a 3 day visit. The renowned aircraft carrier is conducting her last deployment. She is scheduled for decommissioning on 1 December 2012. She arrived in Greece with Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-69 USS Vicksburg. This may be the last time for both ships to spend in Piraeus. Like USS Enterprise... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer of US Navy, DDG-68, USS The Sullivans, arrived in Bodrum, Muğla for a port visit on 2nd March 2012. The Aegis equipped destroyer will stay in Bodrum during the weekend. It is reported that the commander of the ship will conduct courtesy visits to the mayor of the city and to other officials. Bodrum has become a favorite destination for R &R visits... Continue Reading →
The Ticonderoga class cruiser of US Navy CG-72 USS Vella Gulf started her port visit in Sevastopol on 26th January 2012. The US cruiser will stay in Ukraine till 1st February 2012 and will make a second port visit in Odessa. According to Ukraine Armed Forces web site the US ship Vella Gulf, the Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sagaidachny, the... Continue Reading →
According to NATO, SNMG-2 has passed through the Suez Canal some time between December 2nd and today and the task force consisting of Turkish flagship F-491 TCG Giresun and Italian frigate F-571 ITS Grecale is sailing to Djibouti to join Task Force 508. TCG GIRESUN, the new flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 recently... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived today in Marmaris, Muğla for a three day port visit. The local police and administrative authoritaties took extra security measure so the US sailors on shore are not harassed like during the last port visit, when USS Ramage was in Bodrum, Muğla. During the previous port visit a small group of protesters belonging... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived yesterday in Bodrum, Muğla for a three day port visit. Unlike previous port calls in Turkey, this liberty call is going to be an eventful one. Yesterday a small group of protesters belonging to Turkish Communist Party protested against the US Naval presence in Bodrum and... Continue Reading →
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