Nusret 2020 Mine Warfare Exercise

While searching for the training mine Spanish mine hunter ESPS Duero found this old English mine from World War 1. Nusret 2020 mine countermeasures exercise will end tomorrow. Nusret is an annual invitation exercise focusing on mine warfare. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise is held in... Continue Reading →

Nusret 2019 Mine Warfare Exercise

Nusret 2019 mine countermeasures exercise will end tomorrow. Nusret is an annual invitation exercise focusing mine warfare. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise is held in İzmir Bay and in odd years it is held in Çanakkale and Saros Bay. The aim of the exercise is to... Continue Reading →

A Large Piece Of Grey, Steel Lump

On 3rd September the second year cadets of Turkish Naval Academy boarded TCG Bayraktar for a 20 day training cruise in the Black Sea. 318 Turkish students and 7 guest students from South Korea, Albania, Senegal, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan will sail through the Black Sea and visit Varna Bulgaria, Poti Georgia,... Continue Reading →

TCG Sancaktar Handed Over To Turkish Navy

On 7th April 2018, TCG Sancaktar was handed over to Turkish Navy. She is the second ship of Bayraktar class landing ships, TCG Bayraktar being the first off the class. The contract for the construction of new LST’s was signed in 2011. The value of the contract was 370 million Euros. The first ship was... Continue Reading →

Doğu Akdeniz 2017 Naval Exercise Started In Eastern Mediterranean

Doğu Akdeniz 2017 naval exercise kicked off yesterday at Turkish Naval Base in Aksaz, Marmaris The biannual, invitation exercise will take in areas near Aksaz in the Eastern Mediterranean between 7 and 16 November 2017. Turkey has invited the NATO Standing Maritime Task Force-2 (SNMG-2), the United States and Romanian Naval Forces. They will join... Continue Reading →

On Board The TCG Bayraktar

Mr. Hakan Kılıç, military aviation and ballistics missiles and BMD researcher, visited the newest warship of  Turkish Navy: TCG Bayraktar. He took photos during his visit and kindly allowed me to used them. The photos you are about to see are his, but comments are mine.

TCG Bayraktar Commissioned

According to a tweet from Minister of National Defence the first ship of Bayraktar class landing ships L-402 TCG Bayraktar was commissioned in Turkish Navy on 14 April 2017. Since the ship will be under the shipyard's warranty for 12 months, this is regarded as a temporary commissioning. A permanent commissioning is when Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →

TCG Bayraktar Is Getting Ready For The Service

The first ship of the new landing ship class, TCG Bayraktar is undergoing sea trials and acceptance tests. The contract for the construction of a new LST’s was signed between Ministry of Defence and ADIK_Furtrans shipyard on 11 May 2011. The value of the contract is 370 million Euros. It took almost two years for... Continue Reading →

TCG Sancaktar Launched

Amid the turmoil created by the failed coup attempt, the second New Type LST, TCG Sancaktar was launched on 16th July 2016. I wish her calm seas and friendly winds. The first ship of the new landing ship class TCG Bayraktar was launched on 3rd October 2015. The contract for the construction of a new LST’s... Continue Reading →

New Constructions For Turkish Navy

The two large rescue ships TCG Işın and TCG Akın, the submarine rescue ship TCG Alemdar and the new LST, TCG Bayraktar can be seen on the above photo. They are in different phases of construction. TCG Alemdar was first to be launched in April 2014. She was followed by TCG Işın in June 2014... Continue Reading →

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