Bosphorus ship movements - 18 October 2016

Georgiy Pobedonesets (016)

     On 18 October 2016 two Russian Naval ships passed through the Bosphorus.
One was the Georgiy Pobedonsesets that headed northbound this ship is part of the Russian Northern fleet.
     The other ship was the Nikolai Filchenkov which was heading southbound this ship is part of the Black Sea fleet and is an older landing ship that can carry carry on board 1500 tons of equipment and goods and 300-400 people, or to translate into more material terms, 45 armoured personnel carriers or 50 tractor-trailers.

Nikolai Filchenkov (152)

     Both these ships have been used as part of the Russian "Syrian Express".