Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2016 (Part 25)

7 Aug 2016 1 Comment

Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, in last 7 days:

Russian training ship Smolnyy returns from her Black Sea deployment. Photo: Alper Böler.

After spending 35 days in the Black Sea, the Krivak class frigate Pyvitliy returned to the Mediterranean for her second deployment. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt.

Russian landing ship Minsk returned from her Syrian deployment. Photo: Kerim Böler.

Polish frigate General Tadeusz Kosciuszko finished her Black Sea deployment after 20 days and made her southbound passage through Istanbul.

Canadian contribution to NATO SNMG-2, HMCS Charlottetown made her southbound passage minutes before the Polish frigate.

Greek replenishment tanker HS Prometheus passed through Istanbul, on her way to Constanta. As far as I know, this is her first passage through the Turkish Straits. The cadets on board were on the flight deck during her transit.

USS Whidbey Island returned from the Black Sea. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt.

USS Ross, departed the Black Sea, after participating to Sea Breeze 2016 naval exercise. This was her first Black Sea deployment in 2016 and she spend 10 days in the region.

The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.