Saturday, 19 April 2008

TCG GEMLIK - F492

Just to the south of ROEBUCK, at the No 2 Fuel Jetty, two former members of the United States Navy lie double-berthed. Inboard is the Polish ship GENERAL K PULASKI, and beside her the Turkish frigate GEMLIK. She was built as USS FLATLEY by the Bath Iron Works and entered commissioned service in 1981. In 1997, she was transferred to the Turkish Navy, and the ship is currently part of STANFORMED, the NATO Standing Naval Force Mediterranean.

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