Aviation & Ships Spotting in Malta

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NATO Fleet Groups in Valletta Grand Harbour, Malta

  • 2008

    • 13th-to-17th June: Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) 

      • TCG Salihreis (F 246) - Flagship
        • w/embarked AB.212EW (TCB-45)
      • HS Kountouriotis (F 462)
      • NMM Euro (F 575)
        • w/embarked AB.212ASW (MM81080 / 7-35)
      • HMS Somerset (F 82)
        • w/embarked Lynx HMA.8 (ZF563 / 375)

  • 2007

      • USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) - Flagship
      • HDMS Peter Tordenskiold (F 356)
      • HMCS Toronto (FFH 333)

  • 2006

      • HS Axios (A 464) - Flagship
      • HS Evropi (M 62)
      • FGS Fulda (M 1058)
      • SPS Tajo (M 36)
      • NMM Gaeta (M 5554)
      • NMM Viareggio (M 5559)
      • TCG Silifke (M 514)

      • HMCS Athabaskan (DDH 282) - Flagship
      • NRP Vasco da Gama (F 330)
        • w/embarked Lynx Mk.95 (19201)
      • FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F 218)
      • USS Simpson (FFG 56)
        • w/embarked SH-60B (162133 / HN-427)
      • ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski (F 272)
        • w/embarked SH-2G (3543)

SNMG 2 in Valletta GH, 13th-to-17th June 2008

Pennant  Prefix / Vessel  Class / Type 
 F 246  TCG Salihreis (1)  Salihreis Class (Meko 200TN) Frigate 
 F 462  HS Kountouriotis (2)  Elli (Kortenaer) Class Frigate
 F 575  NMM Euro  Maestrale Class Frigate
 F 82  HMS Somerset  Duke Class (Type-23) Frigate

  • Notes:
    1. Flagship.
    2. Ex HNLMS Kortenaer (F 807) - Kortenaer Class Frigate.

SNMG 1 in Valletta GH, 19th-to-23rd November 2007

 Pennant  Prefix / Vessel  Class / Type 
 DDG 96  USS Bainbridge*  Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Destroyer 
 F 356  HDMS Peter Tordenskiold  Niels Juel Class Corvette 
 FFH 333  HMCS Toronto  Halifax Class Frigate

* Flagship

SNMCMG 2 in Valletta GH, 12th-to-16th May 2006

 Pennant  Prefix / Vessel  Class / Type 
 A 464  HS Axios (1)  Axios Class Replenishment Ship 
 M 62   HS Evropi (2)  Evropi Class Minehunter 
 M 1058  FGS Fulda   Frankenthal Class (Type MJ332) Minehunter 
 M 36  SPS Tajo  Segura Class Minehunter
 M 5554  NMM Gaeta (3)  Gaeta (Lerici II) Class Minehunter
 M 5559  NMM Viareggio (4)  Gaeta (Lerici II) Class Minehunter
 M 514   TCG Silifke   S (Adjutant) Class Minesweeper

  • Notes:
    1. Flagship. Ex FGS Coburg (A 1412) - Luneburg Class (Type 701C) Tender.
    2. Ex HMS Bicester (M 36) - Hunt Class Minehunter.
    3. port-call in Valletta GH from 11th to 16th May 2006.
    4. port-call in Valletta GH from 12th to 15th May 2006.

SNMG 1 in Valletta GH, 19th-to-24th February 2006

 Pennant   Prefix / Vessel  Class / Type
 DDH 282  HMCS Athbaskan (1)   Iroqouis Class Destroyer 
 F 330  NRP Vasco da Gama  Vasco da Gama Class Frigate 
 F 218  FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern   Brandenburg Class Class Frigate
 FFG 56  USS Simpson   Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate
 F 272  OPR Gen. Kazimierz Pulaski (2)  Gen. Kazimierz Pulaski Class Frigate 

  • Notes:
    1. Flagship.
    2. Ex USS Clark (FFG 11) - Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate.