Cassard In Marmaris
FS Cassard in exercise with USS George H.W. Bush. The French frigate D-614 FS Cassard arrived in Marmaris for a port visit. Before arriving in Marmaris, the French warship stationed in Eastern...
View ArticleFrench Warship FS Alizé Passed Through Dardanelles
A-645 FS Alizé passing through the Dardanelles. Photo: elazighaberi.com On 26 March 2014, French warship A-645 FS Alizé made a northbound passage through the Dardanelles. According to news reports her...
View ArticleFrench Warship FS Alizé Passed Through Bosphorus
Mr. Kerim Bozkurt, an invaluable contributor to this blog also shared his photos of the FS Alizé as she passed through Bosphorus. She is now in Varna, Bulgaria. According to The Voice of Russia she is...
View ArticleFS Var In Marmaris
A-608 FS Var in Marmaris. Photo: yeniasir.com French Durance class underway replenishment tanker A-608 FS Var arrived in Marmaris in the morning hours on 5 April 2014. Although it was not disclosed how...
View ArticleFS Dupuy de Lôme Passed Through Turkish Straits
Today the French intelligence collection ship FS Dupuy de Lôme passed through Turkish Straits too, following the US destroyer USS Donald Cook. French spy ship FS Dupuy de Lôme passing through the...
View ArticleFrom The Archive (2)
This is French frigate D-603 Suffren with her unique DRBI23 3D radar radome on top of her pilot house. This photo was taken in October 1991. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, French Navy, Sighting
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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
View ArticleFS La Fayette In Marmaris
The French La Fayette class frigate F-711 FS Surcouf making southbound passage through Bosphorus on 17 June 2014. FS La Fayette has the same appearance. The French frigate, F-710 FS La Fayette...
View ArticleRehearsal For The Commemoration Parade
On 23 April 2015, 11 warships from 5 different nations gathered in Çanakkale to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Çanakkale Wars. Two of them F-77 HMNZS Te Kaha and 150 HMAS Anzac arrived after a...
View ArticleNaval Parade To Commemorate The Gallipoli Wars
On 24 April 2015, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Çanakkale Wars, a naval parade was held under the command of Turkish Navy Northern Task Group Commander Rear Admiral Ali Murat Dede. The...
View ArticleFS Forbin In Istanbul
FS Forbin moored in Istanbul. Photo: Serhat Güvenç. Used with permission. We are having a distinguished guest since 7 July 2015. The French Horizon class destroyer D-620 FS Forbin is in Istanbul....
View ArticleThe Flying Frenchman
1 This was brought to my attention by my fellow ship spotter Mr. Alper Böler. He was looking for the ships taking part in Sea Shield exercise off the coast of Romania he noticed that the French F-70...
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French helicopter cruiser R-97 FS Jeanne d’Arc in Istanbul on 12 February 1996. She visited Istanbul a few times during her training cruises for French naval cadets. Tagged: Archive, Bosphorus, French...
View ArticleBrilliant Mariner 2017 Has Kicked Off In France
A part of the NATO fleet gathering in Toulon for Brilliant Mariner 2017. Refer the numbers to the list below for identification. Photo: French Armed Forces. A large fleet of warships gathered in French...
View ArticleFrench Frigate In Batumi
French La Fayette class frigate F-714 FS Guépratte transiting toward the Black Sea. According to Georgian website agenda.ge, French frigate FS Guépratte will make a port visit in Batumi Georgia between...
View ArticleFS Auvergne Passed Southbound Through Istanbul
The French warship FS Auvergne made her southbound transit through Istanbul this morning and left the Black Sea. Her northbound passage was on 13 December 2021. During her deployment to the Black Sea,...
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