USS Ross In Istanbul

DDG-71 USS Ross in Istanbul for a port visit.

F-241 TCG Turgutreis, also in Istanbul for a port visit.

US Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-71 USS Ross arrived today for a probably 3 day port visit in Istanbul.

USS Ross operating in the US 6th Fleet was deployed between 6 and 9 November to the Black Sea where she had performed underway engagement with Romanian Navy. This second deployment of USS Ross to the Black Sea was the shortest deployment of an US Navy warship in 2014.

Turkish MEKO 200 Track I class frigate, F-241 TCG Turgutreis is also conducting a port visit in Istanbul. It is a customs of Turkish Navy to be present when foreign warships visit Turkish ports.