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| F-243 TCG Yıldırım. Here in Çanakkale on 18 March 2011, soon off the coast of Libya. |
Yesterday, on 23 March it was announced that Turkey would send 4 frigates, one replenishment tanker and one submarine to the NATO task force off the coast of Libya. According to news reports this intention was officially declared to NATO in writing.
Today Turkish Parliament will discus about sending warships to Libya and will vote on the subject. I expect that the motion will be accepted by majority.
The following ships are selected for the NATO Task Force:
Pennant | Ship | Type | Location/Status |
| A-580 | TCG Akar | Tanker | In Transit to Libya |
| F-243 | TCG Yıldırım | Frigate | In Transit to Libya |
| F-... | TCG ...x | Frigate | In Transit to Libya |
| F-491 | TCG Giresun | Frigate | Off Libya |
| F-492 | TCG Gemlik | Frigate | Off Libya |
| S-350 | TCG Yıldıray | submarine | Not Avaliable |
| Bosphorus Naval News | |||
It turns out that creating a Turkish Naval Task Force and sending it on a cruise in Mediterranean during last summer, was a very good exercise. I am sure the lessons learned from that cruise will be used for the planing of the current operations.
Hat Tipp: A very good friend of mine: Arda Mevlutoğlu.
1 comments:
I think Turkish Navy must improve supportship ability immediately for these task force. German Berlin class ships design looksa good. I hope Turkish shipyards will build better than her.
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