The German Frankentahl class mine hunter M-1064 FGS Grömitz is conducting a port visit in Istanbul. She is the first foreign warship to visit Istanbul this year. FGS Grömitz left her homeport Kiel, in early January and as the flagship of the NATO Standing Maritime Group Two Task Unit 01, she is taking part in... Continue Reading →
While searching for the training mine Spanish mine hunter ESPS Duero found this old English mine from World War 1. Nusret 2020 mine countermeasures exercise will end tomorrow. Nusret is an annual invitation exercise focusing on mine warfare. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise is held in... Continue Reading →
Nusret 2019 mine countermeasures exercise will end tomorrow. Nusret is an annual invitation exercise focusing mine warfare. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise is held in İzmir Bay and in odd years it is held in Çanakkale and Saros Bay. The aim of the exercise is to... Continue Reading →
27 years ago, during the NATO Display Determination '92 naval exercise, two Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles fired accidentally from the aircraft carrier CV-60 USS Saratoga, hit the bridge of the Turkish destroyer DM-357 TCG Muavenet. 5 sailors including the commander of the ship were killed instantly and 15 badly hurt. A fire broke... Continue Reading →
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It is interesting to note that the Turkish Coast Guard changes the configuration of hardware of small vessels depending on the region they are operating. The above photo shows two small RHIBs of the Turkish Coast Guard. One of the left KB4307 was photographed on 1st July 2019 in İstanbul. One of the right KB4309... Continue Reading →
In mid-July, ALS Oriku arrived in İzmir, Turkey to replace her sister ALS Butrinti and. The 42,8 meter long, boats have 260 tons of displacement. Their 20mm remotely controlled gun turrets were installed in 2018. ALS Butrinti has patrolled on behalf of NATO Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Task Unit 01 since January 2018. Her... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy organized the third initiation of Kurtaran series submarine rescue exercises between 27 and 31 May 2019. This year the submarines TCG Gür, TCG 1. İnönü and TCG Dolunay, submarine rescue ship TCG Alemdar, rescue and salvage ships TCG Işın and TCG Akın, frigate TCG Gelibolu, minehunter TCG Akçay, patrol boat TCG Köyceğiz, one... Continue Reading →
This week a fishing boat operating off the coast of Ayvalık, Balıkesir found a mine in its net. They have informed the Coast Guard and the harbor master. The old and probably inert mine was brought to the shore on board. A Turkish Navy EOD team was called by the Coast Gaurd. The EOD team... Continue Reading →
Mine warfare exercise Nusret 2018 has started in İzmir today. The exercise led by the Turkish Navy aims to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare, between warships from participant countries. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise... Continue Reading →
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