Since I cannot see a Chinese warship often, I tried to take as many photos as I can make. My knowledge of Chinese naval sensors and weapons is very limited. Thus I welcome any additional information about them.
I think we are witnessing a rare moment in naval diplomacy. Turkish and Chinese Naval Forces are conducting reciprocal port visits. Turkish Gabya class frigate F-495 TCG Gediz arrived at a naval port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on May 22, 2015 for a 3-day visit. As reported earlier she is on an... Continue Reading →
We had a lovely weekend for ship spotters in Istanbul. On Saturday, the Russian landing ships Alexander Otrakovski and Alexander Shabalin made their northbound passage. The ships seem to be loaded. That is of course my speculation. But if they were loaded what would they be bringing back on their Syrian Express deployment? Shortly after... Continue Reading →
Date Number Name Direction Nationality 20.5.2015 151 Azov Southbound Russia 20.5.2015 142 Novocharkassk Southbound Russia 19.5.2015 808 Pytliviy Southbound Russia 15.5.2015 121 Moskva Southbound Russia 14.5.2015 547 Linyi Southbound China 14.5.2015 109 Weifang Southbound China 14.5.2015 616 Samum Southbound Russia 12.5.2015 151 Azov Northbound China 12.5.2015 142 Novocharkassk Northbound China 4.5.2015 547 Linyi Northbound... Continue Reading →
The contract signing ceremony for the LPD was the highlight of the IDEF 2015 was from the maritime point of view the. On 7 May 2015 the contract for the production of one landing platform dock, was signed between Under-secretariat for Defence Industries and Sedef Shipyard. The design is based on Spanish shipyard Navantia's Juan... Continue Reading →
During the IDEF 2015 12th International Defense Industry Fair, Turkish Navy shared the first conceptual drawing of the second generation of Milgem ships which are also called as Milgem-G So, what do we see here? Nothing unorthodox or groundbreaking or very experimental. From the outside the ship is an enlarged Milgem. The inside changes... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmyctqLG3Nc When PLAN ships were passing through the Turkish Straits, a Turkish frigate was visiting China to return the favor. TCG Gediz arrived in Hong Kong on 15 May and will stay there till 18 May. The visit of a Turkish warship to a Chinese port is equally rare as Chinese warships passing through the... Continue Reading →
Last couple of days we had an increased activity here in Istanbul. First, on 12 May 2015 the ever-present Russian landing ships Novocharkassk and Azov returned from another Mediterranean trip. Two days later the much publicized visit of the PLAN ships 550 Weifang and 547 Linyi in the Black Sea has ended. The Jiangkai II (type 054A) class... Continue Reading →
Close up photos of the PLAN frigates. All photos by Yörük Işık. Used with permission. After I have posted about the passage of PLAN frigates 550 Weifang and 547 Linyi more information and photos have emerged. Mr. Mommsen from Marine Forum Magazine share the following information: belong to 19th Chinese Navy anti-piracy task group which... Continue Reading →
Turkish frigate TCG Gediz arrived in Port Klang in Malaysia on 3 May 2015. She will continue to her journey on 5 May 2015. The frigate is on a commemorative cruise replicating the route of the ill fated deployment of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul.
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