The 48
th
International Submariners Congress Istanbul Turkey 23rd-26th May 2011
Congress 2011 Turkey
Monday 23rd May
Welcome buffet.
Tuesday 24th May
Memorial service
Tuesday 25th
Wreath Laying
Tuesday 26st
Gala Dinner
Arrival Istanbul Turkey 48th
International Submariners Association
Convention.
Goleuk,
the
Naval
Base
on
the
Sea
of
Marmara.
On
arrival
we
were
greeted
by
some
of
the
officers
and
men
and
escorted
to
the
submarine
monument
for
a
short
memorial
service
in
memory
of
all
submariners
who
had
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
International
Submariners
Association
Great
Britain
was
represented
by
our
President
James Blakely
Goleuk,
the
Naval
Base
on
the
Sea
of
Marmara. Wreath Laying
The
closing
ceremony
took
place
at
the
Gala
Dinner
that
night,
with
lots
of
excellent
food,
drinks,
music
and
dancing.
Speeches
and
presentations
were
made
by
all
the
heads
of
delegations
and
a
promise
to
meet
again
in Kiev next year.