Foreign Warship On Bosphorus 2015 (Part 44)

Russian frigate Pytlivy returning from her Mediterranean deployment.

Pytlivy making a north bound passage through Istanbul. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt. Used with permission.

A close up shot of Pytlivy. Photo: Alper Böler. Used with permission.

The buoy tender KIL-158 returning from Syria.

Ropucha class landing ship Novocharkassk making another deployment to Syria. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Nikolai Filchenov returning to the Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. USed with permission.

Russian frigate Ladny returning from the naval exercise held off the coast of Syria. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Alligator class landing ship Saratov returning to the Black Sea. Photo: Alper Böler. Used with permission.

Another Russian large landing ship Azov seen here making her southbound passage. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

US Navy destroyer USS Porter heading to the Black Sea.

Ropucha class large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov passing through Istanbul on her way to the Med.

Russian intelligence gathering ship Kildin, making a northbound passage through Istanbul.

A beautiful photo by Yörük Işık, showing 3 warship from 3 different Russian fleets. A very rate sight. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Alexander Otrakovski going to the Mediterranean.

Russian landing ship Korolev making a southbound passage through Istanbul.

The auxilliary cargo ship Yauza seen here making her maiden deployment to the Black Sea.