“According to the Montreux Convention, warships of countries which do not border the Black Sea can only stay in the waters for 21 days.”
US Truxtun has 19 days to go in the Black Sea.
So can it be replaced with a different ship after three weeks?
““According to the Montreux Convention, warships of countries which do not border the Black Sea can only stay in the waters for 21 days.””
“US Truxtun has 19 days to go in the Black Sea.”
Is the USS Truxtun a warship according to “Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits”?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits
The USS Truxtun could be a naval auxiliary vessels according to the convention because missiles are not mentioned ;-)
Article 9.
Naval auxiliary vessels specifically designed for the carriage of fuel, liquid or non-liquid, shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 13 regarding notification, nor shall they be counted for the purpose of calculating the tonnage which is subject to limitation under Articles 14 and 18, on condition that they shall pass through the Straits singly. They shall, however, continue to be on the same footing as vessels of war for the purpose of the remaining provisions governing transit.
The auxiliary vessels specified in the preceding paragraph shall only be entitled to benefit by the exceptional status therein contemplated if their armament does not include : for use against floating targets, more than two guns of a maximum calibre of 105 millimeters; for use against aerial targets, more than two guns of a maximum calibre of 75 millimeters.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention