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
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

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4 Responses to SNMCMG-2 Is In Patras For An Exercise With Greek Navy

  1. Dave Shirlaw says:
    3 Nov 2011 at 20:45

    Italy no longer uses in M on hull numbers.

  2. Devrim Yaylalı says:
    4 Nov 2011 at 13:21

    Hi Dave, Thanks for the correction.

  3. Huseyin says:
    5 Nov 2011 at 08:06

    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?

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