More Russian Ships Are Returning Home (Part 2)

8 Feb 2013

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 102 Kaliningrad entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 102 Kaliningrad entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 102 Kaliningrad entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 110 Alexander Shabalin entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 110 Alexander Shabalin entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship 110 Alexander Shabalin entering Bosphorus as she is returning to Russia.

On 7thFebruary 2013 two more Russian warships passed through Bosphorus on their northbound journey back to the Russia.

This time it was two Ropucha class landing ships from the Baltic Fleet; 102 Kaliningrad and 110 Alexander Shabalin. As these ships are based in the Baltic Sea I believe they are carrying equipment and/or personnel from Syria ass they seem to be heavier compared to the two ships that passed on Monday.

As the Russian ships started to return to their home ports after a long deployment in the Mediterranean it is time again for me update their traffic through the Turkish Straits:

Date	Number	Name	Direction
27/12/12	151	Azov	Southbound
27/12/12	152	Nikolay Filchenkov	Southbound
01/01/13	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound
09/01/13	152	Nikolay Filchenkov	Northbound
09/01/13	151	Azov	Northbound
12/01/13	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound
14/01/13	102	Kaliningrad	Northbound
14/01/13	110	Alexander Shabalin	Northbound
16/01/13	151	Azov	Southbound
04/02/13	151	Azov	Northbound
04/02/13	150	Saratov	Northbound
04/02/13	810	Smetlivy	Northbound
04/02/13		Ivan Bubnov	Northbound
05/02/13	110	Moskva	Northbound
07/02/13	102	Kaliningrad	Northbound
07/02/13	110	Alexander Shabalin	Northbound