The destroyer of naval forces of the United States "porter" left the Black sea and followed the Bosphorus Strait towards the Mediterranean sea, say to the bloggers who track the passage of military vessels through the Straits.

Porter entered the Black sea on 6 October, where he took part in the exercise with the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy frigate "Hetman Sahaidachny" and held a joint maneuvers with ships of the Georgian Navy.


It is noted that the Destroyer left the Black sea on the last day of the 21-day limit set by the Montreux Convention regarding the stay of military courts nachimovsky countries in the Black sea.

first it was claimed that aircraft, ships and coastal surveillance and reconnaissance of the black sea fleet of Russia are involved to track the movements of the "porter" in the Black sea.

The destroyers type "Arleigh Burke" to whom "the porter" are armed with two missile launchers system " aegis ", which allow you to carry up to 56 missiles with wings " Tomahawk ", equipped with nuclear warheads. Also in the cabin of the vehicle is rotorcraft SH-60 " sea hawk ". The crew of destroyers "Arleigh Burke" is 337 persons

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