Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 22)

24 Jul 2014

On 21 July 2014, the Russian Ropucha class landing ship 102 Kaliningrad returned to the Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

On 21 July 2014, the Russian Ropucha class landing ship 142 Novocharkassk returned to the Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

On 23 July 2014, the ships of the SNMCMG-2 returned from the Black Sea. This is Turkish mine hunter M-270 TCG Akçay making her southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

On 23 July 2014 the flagship of the SNMCMG-2, the Italian frigate F-583 ITS Aviere left the Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

The Italian mine hunter 5561 ITS Rimini also part of SNMCMG-2 making her southbound passage on Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-65 escorted the ships of SNMCMG-2 during their passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

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 not seen passing through the Bosphorus with the rest of the task force.

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	Russia
18.01.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Southbound	Russia
27.01.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
01.02.2014	151	Azov	Northbound	Russia
01.02.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Northbound	Russia
05.02.2014	20	Mount Whitney	Northbound	USA
05.02.2014	50	Taylor	Northbound	USA
07.02.2014	810	Smetlivy	Northbound	Russia
10.02.2014	151	Azov	Southbound	Russia
10.02.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Southbound	Russia
20.02.2014	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
20.02.2014	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
26.02.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Northbound	Russia
26.02.2014	127	Minsk	Northbound	Russia
27.02.2014	20	Mount Whitney	Southbound	USA
04.03.2014	150	Saratov	Northbound	Russia
04.03.2014	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
05.03.2014	U-130	Hetman Sahaidachny	Northbound	Ukraine
08.03.2014	103	Truxtun	Northbound	USA
09.03.2014	50	Taylor	Southbound	USA
22.03.2014	103	Truxtun	Southbound	USA
23.03.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
23.03.2014	127	Minsk	Southbound	Russia
23.03.2014	12	Olenegorskiy Gorniak	Southbound	Russia
28.03.2014	A-645	Alize	Northbound	France
03.04.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
03.04.2014	12	Olenegorskiy Gorniak	Northbound	Russia
10.04.2014	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
10.04.2014	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
11.04.2014	75	Donald Cook	Northbound	USA
11.04.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Northbound	France
11.04.2014	138	PM-138	Southbound	Russia
12.04.2014	A-645	Alize	Southbound	France
12.04.2014	MB-304	MB-304	Southbound	Russia
17.04.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Southbound	Russia
17.04.2014	127	Minsk	Southbound	Russia
17.04.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russian
23.04.2014	50	Taylor	Northbound	USA
25.04.2014	75	Donald Cook	Southbound	USA
29.04.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Northbound	Russia
29.04.2014		Kruzenshtern	Northbound	Russia
29.04.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
30.04.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Southbound	France
XX.04.2014	150	Saratov	Northbound	Russia
XX.04.2014	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
30.04.2014	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
30.04.2014	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
01.05.2014	810	Smetlivy	Southbound	Russia
09.05.2014	605	Admiral Levchenko	Northbound	Russia
10.05.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Southbound	Russia
10.05.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
12.5.2014	150	Saratov	Northbound	Russia
12.05.2014	50	Taylor	Southbound	USA
14.05.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Northbound	France
15.05.2014	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
15.05.2014	12	Olenegorskiy Gorniak	Southbound	Russia
15.05.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
21.05.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Northbound	Russia
21.05.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
23.05.2014	72	Vella Gulf	Northbound	USA
28.05.2014	F-711	Surcouf	Northbound	France
29.05.2014	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
29.05.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
29.05.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Southbound	France
04.06.2014	16	Georgiy Pobedonosets	Southbound	Russian
04.06.2014	12	Olenegorskiy Gornyak	Southbound	Russia
07.06.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
09.06.2014	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
09.06.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
12.06.2014	72	Vella Gulf	Southbound	USA
15.06.2014	A-5340	Elettra	Northbound	Italy
16.06.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Northbound	France
17.06.2014	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
17.06.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
17.06.2014	F-711	Surcouf	Southbound	France
24.06.2014	251	Wodnik	Northbound	Poland
03.07.2014	5561	Rimini	Northbound	Italy
03.07.2014	M-37	Chiddingfold	Northbound	UK
03.07.2014	F-583	Aviere	Northbound	Italy
03.07.2014	P-266	Machitis	Northbound	Greece
04.07.2014	A-5340	Elettra	Southbound	Italy
04.07.2014	F-711	Surcouf	Northbound	France
07.07.2014	72	Vella Gulf	Northbound	USA
06.07.2014	A-759	Dupuy de Lôme	Southbound	France
09.07.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Southbound	Russia
09.07.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
13.07.2014	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
13.07.2014	P-266	Machitis	Southbound	Greece
14.07.2014	72	Vella Gulf	Southbound	USA
21.07.2014	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
21.07.2014	102	Kaliningrad	Northbound	Russia
23.07.2014	F-583	Aviere	Southbound	Italy
23.07.2014	5561	Rimini	Southbound	Italy
23.07.2014	M-37	Chiddingfold	Southbound	UK
24.07.2014	F-711	Surcouf	Southbound	France