SNMCMG-2 Is In Patras For An Exercise With Greek Navy
3 Nov 2011 4 Comments
A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa, the flagship of SNMCMG-2
Tomorrow NATO’s SNMCMG-2 will start a 3 day visit in Patras, Greece.
SNMCMG-2 is currently led by Captain Abdulhamit Şener of Turkish Navy. Last month the task force made a visit to Spit, Croatia. Following their departure from Split, the ships of SNMCMG-2, led by the flagship A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasanpaşa, conducted underway exercises with the Croatian Navy on 11 and 12 October.
According to the press release of the Greek Navy SNMCMG-2 will take part in the Exercise Ariadne. The exercise will involve extra power of the Navy, consisting of the frigate F-459 Andrias, the mine hunters M-64 Kalypso, M-63 Kallisto and gunboats P-268 Aititos, P-19 Navmachos. During their stay in Patras, the foreign crews of the ships will visit archaeological sites and places of tourist interest.
The current composition of SNMCMG-2 is as following:
|
Number
|
Name
|
Nation
|
Participants
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| A-579 | TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa | Turkey | Flagship |
| M-270 | TCG Akçay | Turkey | Minehunter |
| M-35 | SPS Duero | Spain | Minehunter |
| 5557 | ITS Numano | Italy | Minehunter |
| M-1063 | Bad Beversen | Germany | Minehunter |
turkishnavy.net 
Italy no longer uses in M on hull numbers.
Hi Dave, Thanks for the correction.
Isn’t Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa a school ship? I’m surprised that it is the flagship. Can’t it actually lay mines? Are there cadets when they excersise?
No she cannot lay any mines. I guess the training facilities are used for for staff work arising from SNMCMG.