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This is Soviet replenishment tanker Berezina, making a northbound passage through Bosphorus. This photo was taken in August 1991. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, Russian Navy, Sighting

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A Fleet Of Turkish Landing Craft Moved To The Black Sea

TCG Ç-151. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission. TCG Ç-155. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission. TCG Ç-156. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission. TCG Ç-157. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with...

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This weeks photo feature the Falkland War veteran F-90 HMS Briliant. She served in the Brazilian Navy 8 years in addition to her service in RN of 18 years. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, Royal Navy,...

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To celebrate the Bastille Day, I am posting the photo of  the French T-53 class destroyer D-633 FS Duperre. This photo was taken in 1989. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, French Navy, Sighting

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This is Italian warship D-551 ITS Audace. Armed with a 127mm main gun 4 76mm secondary guns, Sea Sparrow and SM-1 Standard anti-air missiles and Otomat anti ship missiles she was a deadly ship. This...

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SNMCMG-2 In Istanbul

SNMCMG-2 In Istanbul The resolution of the photo is not excellent but it is good enough to recognize the shapes of the warships of SNMCMG-2 making a port visit in Istanbul. The NATO taskforce arrived,...

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This weeks post features the Hamburg class destroyer of German Navy D-184 FGS Hessen. This photo was taken in 1989 during her last cruise. She was decommissioned March 1990. Tagged: Archive,...

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This is Gearing class destroyer D-346 TCG Alçıtepe. She started her life in 1943 as USS Robert A. Owens. She served in USN until 16 February 1982 and transferred to Turkish Navy on the same day. She...

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Someone Shot At This

On 5 August 2014, P-305 TCG Ağ-5 was seen passing through Bosphorus… … while towing a target barge… …which had a few holes in it. I have witnessed the northbound passage of the veteran boom defence...

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The Procession Of Turkish Warships To The Black Sea

Today we have witnessed a procession of different types of Turkish warships and a submarine to the Black Sea: Y-36 TCG Meseha-2. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission. P-1200 TCG Tuzla. Photo: Yörük...

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Mexican Navy Sail Ship ARM Cuauhtémoc

The Mexican Navy sail ship ARM Cuauhtémoc was in Istanbul in August for a port visit. Now there is a nice video made during her by the musician Mr. Serdar Ateşer. I hope you enjoy the video as much as...

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The Spanish aircraft carrier ESPS Prince of Asturias in her glory days. This photo is taken during her visit to Istanbul on 11th November 1992. She was decommissioned in 2003. Tagged: Archive,...

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HMS Cardiff during her visit to Istanbul on 23rd November 1998. Note the added Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS systems installed after The Falkland War. Ironically her final destination was a scrapyard in Turkey...

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USS Thorn in Istanbul, in an undated photo. It must be late 1990’s. She was decommissioned in 2004 and sunk as target in 2006. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, Sighting, US Navy

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HMCS Gatineau in Istanbul on 29th October 1992. She was Canada’s contribution to NATO’s STANAVFORLANT. She was decommissioned in 1998 and scrapped in 2009. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, Canadian Navy,...

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HMS Illustrious in Istanbul on 16 May 2008. Note the near loss of one Merlin HM Mk2 as the brakes malfunctioned. She was the host of Queen Elisabeth’s reception. HMS Illustrious was decommissioned in...

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TCG Pirireis in Istanbul during a naval parade. This photo was taken between 1998 and 2003. She was decommissioned in 2004 and serves as a museum today. 19th May 1919, is regarded as the beginning of...

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BB-61 USS Iowa in Istanbul on 5 October 1989, just a few months after the deadly turret explosion. A ship from the era when they built real ships and didn’t care about stealth. She was decommissioned...

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A-302 SAS Outeniqua in Istanbul on 15 September 1993. It was her inaugural voyage from Ukraine to South Africa. She was built as Arctic supply vessel of Project 10621 in Ukraine for Russia and bought...

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F-301 HNoMS Bergen in Istanbul on 11 October 1992. The Oslo class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy was commissioned on 22 June 1967. She served till 3 August 2005. Like last weeks post, she is one...

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