Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 14)

22 Mar 2015

German tanker A-1442 FGS Spessart, attached to NATO SNMG-2 exiting Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Italian contribution to NATO’s SNMG-2 ITS Aliseo passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Canadian frigate HMCS Fredericton, passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

The flagship of the SNMG-2 USS Vicksburg leaving Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Russian landing ship Alexander Shabalin seen in Çanakkale on 19 March 2015. She was returning from her Mediterranean deployment.

Russian landing ship Novocharkassk seen in Çanakkale on 19 March 2015. She was returning from her Mediterranean deployment.

Russian landing ship Azov returning to the Mediterranean. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

On 17 March 2015, the Russian Ropucha class landing ship Azov made her southbound passage through Bosphorus while her sisters Alexander Shabalin and Novocharkassk made their northbound passage through Dardanelles on 19 Mach 2015.

On 21 March 2015, the NATO SNMG-2 task force left the Black Sea. The Turkish contribution to the task force TCG Turgutreis returned to her home port Gölcük as her deployment with the SNMG-2 was up. It is not clear which ship she will be replaced with. The flagship of the SNMG-2 USS Vicksburg headed straight to the Mediterranean while the remaining ships are making a port visit in Istanbul.

Date	Number	Name	Direction	Nationality
21.3.2015	A-1442	FGS Spessart	Southbound	Germany
21.3.2015	337	HMCS Fredericton	Southbound	Canada
21.3.2015	F-547	ITS Aliseo	Southbound	Italy
21.3.2015	69	USS Vicksburg	Southbound	USA
19.3.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Northbound	Russia
19.3.2015	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
17.3.2015	151	Azov	Southbound	Russia
8.3.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Southbound	Russia
8.3.2015	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
7.3.2015	031	Alexander Otrakovski	Northbound	Russia
7.3.2015	151	Azov	Northbound	Russia
4.3.2015	A-1442	FGS Spessart	Northbound	Germany
4.3.2015	337	HMCS Fredericton	Northbound	Canada
4.3.2015	F-547	ITS Aliseo	Northbound	Italy
3.3.2015	69	USS Vicksburg	Northbound	USA
25.2.2015	031	Alexander Otrakovski	Southbound	Russia
25.2.2015	151	Azov	Southbound	Russia
25.2.2015	142	Novocharkassk	Northbound	Russia
22.2.2015	67	USS Cole	Southbound	USA
21.2.2015	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
21.2.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Northbound	Russia
17.2.2015	031	Alexander Otrakovski	Northbound	Russia
17.2.2015	150	Saratov	Northbound	Russia
15.2.2015	142	Novocharkassk	Southbound	Russia
8.2.2015	67	USS Cole	Northbound	USA
7.2.2015	801	Ladny	Southbound	Russia
7.2.2015	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
7.2.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Southbound	Russia
5.2.2015	031	Alexander Otrakovski	Southbound	Russia
5.2.2015	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
21.1.2015	156	Yamal	Northbound	Russia
21.1.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Northbound	Russia
21.1.2015	PM-56	PM-56	Northbound	Russia
19.1.2015		Shaktar	Northbound	Russia
19.1.2015		KIL-158	Northbound	Russia
19.1.2015	150	Saratov	Northbound	Russia
17.1.2015	131	Moskva	Northbound	Russia
14.1.2015	75	USS Donald Cook	Southbound	USA
13.1.2015	031	Alexander Otrakovski	Northbound	Russia
11.1.2015	PM-138	PM-138	Southbound	Russia
10.1.2015	156	Yamal	Southbound	Russia
10.1.2015	110	Alexander Shabalin	Southbound	Russia
5.1.2015	150	Saratov	Southbound	Russia
5.1.2015		KIL-158	Southbound	Russia