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Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2017 (Part 4)

5 Feb 2017 1 Comment

Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, last two weeks:

Moma class intelligence gathering ship Kildin passed through Istanbul on her way to the Eastern Mediterranean. She has replaced Liman that returned to the Black Sea last week.

Amur class repair ship PM-56 returned to the Black Sea after being replaced by her sister PM-138. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov silhouetted against old city as she returns from her Syrian deployment.

USS Porter passing through Istanbul on her way to Constanta, Romanian. Photo: Yörük Işık

Southbound, Korolev on her 2. Syrian deployment on 2017. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Canadian frigate HMCS St. John’s passing through Istanbul after a 3 day port visit. She is taking part in NATO exercise Sea Shield 2017. Photo: Alper Böler

Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón sailed to the Black Sea after finishing her port visit in Istanbul. She too, is taking part in NATO exercise Sea Shield 2017.

Ropucha class large landing ship Yamal passed through Istanbul on the first Syrian Express deployment of 2017. Photo: Yörük Işık.

An empty Nikolai Filchenkov returning from her Syrian deployment. Photo: Yörük Işık.

The intelligence gathering ship Liman returned after a 3 months deployment in the Mediterranean. Photo: Alper Böler.

The next day MB-304 returned alone to the Mediterranean. Photo: Alper Böler.

On 23th January MB-304 was observed making a northbound passage through Istanbul towing the floating crane SPK-46150. Photo: Alper Böler.

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

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Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2017 (Part 3)

22 Jan 2017 1 Comment

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

Russian tug SB-5 returned to the Mediterranean. Photo: Alper Böler.

Auxiliary cargo ship Dvinitsa-50 returned from her Syrian deployment. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Russian Ropucha class landing ship Korolev made a northbound passage through Turkish Straits. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Buoy tender KIL-158 was one of the ships that returned from her Syrian deployment. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Alligator class landing ship, Nikolai Filchenkov made her southbound passage. Photo: Alper Böler.

Amur class repair ship PM-138 passed through Istanbul for her 6 month long deployment in Tartus. Photo: Yörük Işık.

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

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Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2017 (Part 2)

15 Jan 2017 2 Comments

Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the last week:

Tsezar Kunikov, returned from her Syrian deployment. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Korolev, went south for her first deployment in 2017. Photo: Alper Böler.

Kyzyl-60, was loaded and had even three 40 feet containers on her deck. Photo: Yörük Işık.

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

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Foreign Warship On Bosphorus in 2017 (Part 1)

7 Jan 2017 1 Comment

Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the first week of 2017:

Nikolai Filchenkov returned from her Syrian deployment and passed through Turkish Straits in one day. Probably they were in a hurry to be at home before the Christmas. Photo: Yörük Işık.

Auxiliary cargo ship Dvinitsa-50 made her southbound passage with at least six 40 feet containers on board.

Auxiliary cargo ship Kazan-60 returned from her Syrian Express deployment along with the tug SB-5. Photo: Alper Böler.

Tug SB-5 escorted Kazan-60. Photo: Alper Böler.

Alexander Shabalin was the first Ropucha to pass through the Turkish Straits.

The first foreign warship to pass through Turkish Straits in 2017 was the small Romanian Border Guard vessel MAI-1102. She went south to take part in EU naval operations. Photo: Alper Böler.

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