Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 24)
4 May 2015 4 Comments
Chinese frigate 547 Linyi passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Nurderen Özbek. Used with permission.
Chinese frigate 547 Linyi passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.
Chinese frigate 550 Weifang passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Nurderen Özbek. Used with permission.
Chinese frigate 550 Weifang passing through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.
Today as a rare occasion, we have witnessed two warships from Peoples Republic of China passing through the Bosphorus.
Two Jiangkai II (type 054A) class frigates 550 Weifang and 547 Linyi from PLAN North Sea Fleet made a northbound passage through the Turkish Straits. The destination of these Chinese ships were not disclosed. It is not clear whether these two ships are going to take part in the highly publicized Sino – Russian naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.
Click here for an update on the deployment of PLAN frigates.
| Date | Number | Name | Direction | Nationality |
| 4.5.2015 | 547 | Linyi | Northbound | China |
| 4.5.2015 | 550 | Weifang | Northbound | China |
| 28.4.2015 | 031 | Alexander Otrakovski | Northbound | Russia |
| 28.4.2015 | 110 | Alexander Shabalin | Northbound | Russia |
| 17.4.2015 | 031 | Alexander Otrakovski | Southbound | Russia |
| 17.4.2015 | 110 | Alexander Shabalin | Southbound | Russia |
| 14.4.2015 | 109 | USS USS Jason Dunham | Southbound | USA |
| 8.4.2015 | 031 | Alexander Otrakovski | Northbound | Russia |
| 8.4.2015 | 142 | Novocharkassk | Northbound | Russia |
| 5.4.2015 | MAI 1101 | MAI 1101 | Northbound | Romania |
| 3.4.2015 | 109 | USS Jason Dunham | Northbound | USA |
| 30.3.2015 | F-710 | FS La Fayette | Southbound | French |
| 29.3.2015 | 031 | Alexander Otrakovski | Southbound | Russia |
| 29.3.2015 | 142 | Novocharkassk | Southbound | Russia |
| 28.3.2015 | MB-31 | Southbound | Russia | |
| 24.3.2015 | F-710 | FS La Fayette | Northbound | France |
| 24.3.2015 | 152 | Nikolay Filchenkov | Southbound | Russia |
| 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 |
I have archived the list of the Russian warship movements in 2013 and the list of foreign warship movements in 2014.
turkishnavy.net 
belong to 19th Chinese Navy anti-piracy task group which in the Gulf of Aden obviously has been relieved by arrived 20th Group … expect them to head for Sevastopol to participate in Russian “Victory Day” celebrattions/naval parade on 09 May … afterwards return to Mediterranean … they are the ships earmarked (together with replenishment ship WEISHAN HU?) for announced exercise with Russian Navy (permanent MedSqn) … Chinese anti-piracy task groups upon completion of their missions in the Gulf of Aden routinely conduct visits to foreign countries (Europe, around Africa) before heading home.
Herr Mommsen, thank you for this valuable information.
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