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| Career |
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| Launched: |
1876 |
| General characteristics |
| Tonnage: |
9,250 |
| Speed: |
16 knots |
| Complement: |
600 |
| Notes: |
rebuilt in Italy |
The Mesudiye was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Ottoman Navy. It was constructed by Sultan Abdulaziz, who had a passion for creating a navy. Unfortunately this proved ineffective and expensive to maintain, so the ships largely fell into neglect. At the time of its construction it was considered one of the most powerfull ships in the world. [1] It was sunk during the Dardanelles Campaign by the British submarine B-11 when it was permanently moored as a floating defense platform for the dardanelles channel.
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