Yachting – German State yacht of Hitler’s Third Reich AVISO HELA
One of the Historical yachts that were built is no doubt the former German State yacht of Hitler’s Third Reich and HQ of German submarine fleet commander , the AVISO HELA. She was under the command of gross-admiral Doenitz, inventor of “wolfpack” tactic of U-Boot during the WWII. The Ship was also used as government […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Russian Navy Submarine RFS ROSTOV NA DONU B 237 Destroyed – 03.08.2024
The Russian Navy Improved Kilo Class Submarine RFS ROSTOV NA DONU B 237 part of the Black Sea Fleet that had been deployed in the Mediterranean Sea in the early 2020s sank on the spot after a drone and missile strike on Sevastopol by Ukrainian Forces, that also damaged a S-400 launcher. The submarine was […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 111 year old Russian Navy Salvage Vessel RFS KOMMUNA hit in Crimea – 21.04.2024
In occupied Crimea, the large Russian Navy RFS KOMMUNA which has been moored in Striletska Bay , Sevastopol for a number of years was hit in the upper wheelhouse by Ukrainian Defence Forces with an R-360 Neptune missile. The governor of Sevastopol reported that an anti-ship missile had been repelled in Sevatopol and that “fragments […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Ukraine hit 2 Russian navy Landing Ships – 24.03.2024
On Sunday 24th March, 2024 Ukraine stated that it hit 2 two Russian Navy Ropucha Class/Project 775 III landing ships RFS AZOV and RFS YAMAL along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, in a huge overnight attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol. There has been no […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Landing Ship RFS NOVOCHERKASSK sunk – 26.12.2023
On Boxing Day of 2023 , Ukraine appears to have effectively destroyed another Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel – the Ropucha Class landing ship RFS NOVOCHERKASSK. She was berthed in Feodosia in occupied Crimea when she was struck by aircraft-launched cruise missiles at around 0230 hrs.Photos posted on the Telegram channel by Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2 more Russian Navy Ships Damaged – Week 37 of 2023.
On Friday 15th September, 2023 the newly introduced sea surface drone of Ukraine SEA BABY damaged the Russian Navy Bora Class missile corvette RFS SAMUM MRK 616 disabling her. The attack happened near the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea. It seems that she listed on one side due to flooded compartments and was […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2 Russian Navy Warships damaged after Missile Attacks – 13.09.2023
On Wednesday 13th September, 2023 Ukraine confirmed it severely damaged the Russian Navy Improved Kilo Class submarine (Project 636.3) RFS ROSTOV-NA-DONU with British supplied cruise missiles Storm Shadow , during a missile attack on the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Russian occupied Crimea while drydocked. Russia said 10 cruise missiles were fired against the […]
Naval News – Russia started illegally dispose captured Ukrainian Navy Units – June 2023
Russia started to illegally dispose of ships of the Ukrainian Navy captured in Sevastopol and Donuzlav, which after 2014 were located on the territory of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea which is Ukraine after all. Six captured units are located in the area of the ship breaking Facility Inkerman, suburb of Sevastopol which […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2021 built Russian Navy Logistic Ship VSEVOLOD BOBROV damaged with missile hit – 12.05.2022
On Thursday 12th May, 2022 the Ukrainian forces have damaged the 2021 built 94.88 metres Russian Navy logistics ship (Project 23120) VSEVOLOD BOBROV in the Black Sea off Zmiinyi Island known as Snake Island with an Ukrainian Navy Anti-Ship Neptun Missile Hit, setting her on fire. She was carrying reinforcements to the island, including Pantsir […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Bulker MATROS POZYNICH one of 3 ships involved in the trade of stolen grain – May 2022
One of the 3 vessels involved in the trade in stolen grain from Ukraine is the 2010 built 169 Metre bulker MATROS POZYNICH. On Wednesday 27th April she dropped anchor offshore Crimea. The next day she was seen in the port of Sevastopol (the main port of Crimea). From Sevastopol she transited the Bosphorus and […]
