Foreign Warship On Bosphorus (Part 25)
18 Aug 2014 4 Comments
We have saw an increased traffic in foreign warships on Bosphorus this weekend:
The Russian landing ship Yamal making her northbound passage. Photo: Serhat Güvenç. Used with permission.
On Sunday the Ropucha class landing ship Yamal returned from her Mediterranean cruise.
On Saturday, the French intelligence gathering ship Dupuy de Lôme made her fourth northbound passage through the Bosphorus year to date. Sorry, I have no new image of her.
The tug MB-304 making her northbound passage.
The landing ship Kaliningrad passing through the Bosphorus. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt. Used with permission.
The Ropucha Class landing ship Novocharkassk on Bosphorus as she is returning to the Black Sea. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt. Used with permission.
On Friday two Ropuchas, Kaliningrad and Novocharkassk plus one tug MB-304 made their northbound passages.
On Thursday the Udolay class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov passed through the Turkish Straits. She is going to receive an overhaul in the new Russian town of Sevastopol. Unfortunately there are no photos of her passage.
| 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 |
| 25.07.2014 | 150 | Saratov | Northbound | Russia |
| 29.07.2014 | Shaktar | Southbound | Russia | |
| 03.08.2014 | Kildin | Southbound | Russia | |
| 06.08.2014 | 156 | Yamal | Southbound | Russia |
| 06.08.2014 | 72 | Vella Gulf | Northbound | USA |
| 14.08.2014 | 626 | Vice-Admiral Kulakov | Northbound | Russia |
| 15.08.2014 | 142 | Novocharkassk | Northbound | Russia |
| 15.08.2014 | 102 | Kaliningrad | Northbound | Russia |
| 15.08.2014 | MB-304 | MB-304 | Northbound | Russia |
| 16.08.2014 | A-759 | Dupuy de Lôme | Northbound | France |
| 17.08.2014 | 156 | Yamal | Northbound | Russia |
I have archived the list of the Russian ship movements in 2013.
turkishnavy.net 
I believe, evryone missed Admiral Kulakov, Northbound to Black Sea 4 days ago. I am certain it was Admiral Kulakov. The silhouette was clearly Udaloy class and 626 painted on the port side. Observed early morning near Akbas, Canakkale. I believe it has joined the Black Sea fleet.
Argh. I have waited for Admiral Kulakov, but since nobody saw her, and there were no news about her passage I thought she did not passed.
Definitely she is at Black Sea ! Countermeasure for balance of powers for USS Vella Gulf !
Please take a picture next time and share with us.