SNMG-2 Is Back In Istanbul

Almost one year later, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 is in Istanbul again.

According to NATO Maritime Command web site the SNMG 2 is made up from the following ships: F-105 SPS Cristobal Colon as flagship, F-247 TCG Kemalreis, FFG-50 USS Taylor, 334 HMCS Regina and A-630 FS Marne. The task force, without the US and French warships arrived in Istanbul on 19 June 2014 afternoon.

The big question is where it will sail when their port visit is over? To the Black Sea or to the Mediterranean?

F247 kopya — F-247 TCG *Kemalreis*. Turkish contribution to SNMG-2. Last year her sister F-246 TCG *Salihreis* was with the task force.

F105 kopya — F-105 *Cristobal Colon*. Most if not all Álvaro de Bazán class ships served as the flagships of SNMG for in turn during the Spanish command of the task force.

334 kopya — Long time no see: A Canadian warship in Istanbul. FFH-334 HMCS *Regina*.

DSC_1751 kopya — F-105 *Cristobal Colon*. The flagships of SNMG.

DSC_1821 kopya — US made Bushmaster as CIWS instead of indigenous Meroka!? What was the reason for this decision? space or weight limitations or performance issues?

F105_1 kopya — F-105 *Cristobal Colon*. The flagships of SNMG.

CDY_7003 kopya — FFH-334 HMCS *Regina*. The side of the funnel is an unusual place to install Sea Sparrow SAM missiles.

2 thoughts on “SNMG-2 Is Back In Istanbul”

Dave Shirlaw says:

22 Jun 2014 at 04:12

Regina is FFH 334 instead of FFG. Will be replaced by Toronto in August.
TONY says:

22 Jun 2014 at 18:22

I hope to see you in malta well come in malta we just see the mine hunters so I hope see you here. I am tony from malta. how can I GET NATO FLAG THANKS