>Turkish Navy Naval Parade In Dardanelles
25 Apr 2010
>Yesterday, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign, Turkish Navy organized a naval parade in Dardanelles.
It meant a 20 hours round trip for me to Çanakkale, see the parade, take the photos of the participating ships and return home.
But it was worth it. 4 frigates, 4 fast attack craft and 4 coast guard vessels, took part in the parade as 4 navy and 2 coast guard 3 army helicopters.
Following ships and vessels took part in the parade:
F-247 TCG Kemalreis
F-241 TCG Turgutreis
F-242 TCG Fatih
P-331 TCG Kalkan
P-335 TCG İmbat
P-336 TCG Zıpkın
P-337 TCG Atak
SG-303 TCSG 303
SG-312 TCSG 312
SG-88 TCSG 88
SG-90 TCSG 90
Additionally, I was able to take photos of the following ships and vessels:
Y-161 TCG Öncü
A-1600 TCG İskenderun
SG-16 TCSG 16
SG-311 TCSG 311
and French frigate F-795 FS Commandant Ducuing