This weeks post features the Hamburg class destroyer of German Navy D-184 FGS Hessen. This photo was taken in 1989 during her last cruise. She was decommissioned March 1990.
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SNMCMG-2 In Istanbul
The resolution of the photo is not excellent but it is good enough to recognize the shapes of the warships of SNMCMG-2 making a port visit in Istanbul. The NATO taskforce arrived, on 23 July 2014 in Istanbul, after making port visits in Varna Bulgaria and Constanta Romania. While in Bulgaria, the task force took... Continue Reading →
Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 22)
On 21 July 2014 two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships, Kaliningrad and Novocharkassk returned from their Syrian deployment. Two days later on 23 July 2014 ships of the SNMCMG-2 left the Black Sea after taking part in the Bulgarian led naval exercise Breeze 2014. Interestingly the UK contribution to the SNMCMG-2, HMS Chiddingfold was... Continue Reading →
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This is Italian warship D-551 ITS Audace. Armed with a 127mm main gun 4 76mm secondary guns, Sea Sparrow and SM-1 Standard anti-air missiles and Otomat anti ship missiles she was a deadly ship. This photo is probably taken in 1992.
Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 21)
On 13 July 2014 the Russian warship 150 Saratov passed through the Bosphorus on her way to Syria. On 13 July 2014 the Greek gunboat P-266 HS Machitis was observed passing through the Dardanelles on her way back home. She took part in the Bulgarian led naval exercise Breeze 2014. Another warship that left the... Continue Reading →
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To celebrate the Bastille Day, I am posting the photo of the French T-53 class destroyer D-633 FS Duperre. This photo was taken in 1989.
Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 20)
After a few weeks of rest the Russian landing ships 102 Kaliningrad and 142 Novocharkassk made a southbound passage on 9 July 2014. As you can see, both ships were escorted by Turkish Coast Guard vessels. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russia 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russia 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound... Continue Reading →
The Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Visits China
According to the website of Ministry of National Defence The People's Republic of China, Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, commander of the Turkish Navy and his party met with Wu Shengli, commander of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Wu Shengli said that developing a mutually-trustful, win-win and everlasting relationship between the two navies is of... Continue Reading →
Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 19)
The time permitted to French intelligence gathering ship A-759 Dupuy de Lôme by Montreux Convention was up on 6 July 2014. We did not witnessed her southbound passage but she must be out of the Black Sea by now. And the US cruiser CG-72 USS Vella Gulf made her second northbound passage this year. According to... Continue Reading →
Update On Breeze 2014 Naval Exercise
With the exception of Bulgarian participants I have more or less the complete list of the participants to this exercise: Number Name Type Country P-266 HS Machitis Patrol Craft Greece F-582 ITS Aviere Frigate Italy M-5561 ITS Rimini Mine Hunter Italy F-222 ROS Regina Maria Frigate Romania M-30 Alexandru Axente Mine Sweeper Romania M-270 TCG Akçay... Continue Reading →
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