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Turkish Warships
The Turkish fleet was not a "mighty" armada as it was the case with its Allied counterpart. However it still managed to play an important role in the war. The stories of the legendary ships such as Hamidiye, Yavuz, Midilli, Mesudiye, Sultanhisar and Nusrat are never to be forgotten.Click on the icon next to the name of a warship to get the technical specifications and to learn the story of that particular vessel. (Source for technical details: Ottoman Steam Navy 1828-1923 by B.Langensiepen and A.Güleryüz).
Tonnage Year Built Origin

Fate
Dreadnoughts
Sultan Osman 27,500 1914 Britain Seized by the British government in 1914
Reşadiye 23,000 1914 Britain Seized by the British government in 1914

Armoured Battlecruisers
Yavuz 23,000 1909 / 1914 (bought) Germany Scrapped in 1973
Midilli 4,550 1911 / 1914 (bought) Germany Sunk in 1918
Barbaros Hayreddin 10,060 1891 / 1910 (bought) Germany Sunk in 1915
Turgut Reis 10,060 1891 / 1910 (bought) Germany Scrapped in 1953
Mesudiye 9,200 1874 Britain Sunk in 1914
Asar-ı Tevfik 4,687 1868 France Sunk in 1913

Cruisers
Hamidiye 3,805 1903 Britain Scrapped in 1964
Mecidiye 3,250 1903 U.S.A. Scrapped in 1952
Peyk-i Şevket 775 1906 Germany Scrapped in 1954
Berk-i Satvet 775 1906 Germany Scrapped in 1955

Ironclads
  Avnillah 2,400 1867 Britain Sunk in 1912
  Feth-i Bülent 2,800 1868 France Sunk in 1912
Muin-i Zafer 2,400 1869 Britain Scrapped in 1934
  Necm-i Şevket 2,050 1867 France Scrapped in 1929
  İclaliye 2,266 1870 Austria-Hungary Scrapped in 1928
  Zuhaf 650 1896 Turkey Scrapped in 1936
  Peleng-i Derya 585 1890 Germany Sunk in 1915

Destroyers
Yadigar-ı Millet 616 1909 / 1910 (bought) Germany Sunk in 1917
Muavenet-i Milliye 616 1909 / 1910 (bought) Germany Scrapped in 1953
  Numune-i Hamiyet 616 1909 / 1910 (bought) Germany Scrapped in 1923
  Gayret-i Vataniye 616 1909 / 1910 (bought) Germany Sunk in 1915
  Samsun 290 1907 France Scrapped in 1949
  Taşoz 290 1907 France Scrapped in 1949
  Yarhisar 290 1907 France Sunk in 1915
  Basra 290 1907 France Scrapped in 1949

Torpedo Boats
  Berkefşan 270 1894 Germany Scrapped in 1932
  Yunus 200 1906 Italy Scrapped in 1935
  Hamidiye 200 1902 Italy Sunk in 1911
  Akhisar 160 1906 Italy Scrapped in 1935
  Musul 160 1906 Italy Scrapped in 1936
  Draç 160 1906 Italy Scrapped in 1936
  Kütahya 160 1906 Italy Sunk in 1916
  Antalya 160 1906 Italy Out of service in 1916
  Alpagut 160 1906 Italy Sunk in 1912
  Tokat 160 1906 Italy Out of service in 1916
  Ankara 160 1906 Italy Sunk in 1912
  Demirhisar 98 1906 France Sunk in 1915
Sultanhisar 98 1907 France Scrapped in 1935
  Sivrihisar 98 1906 France Scrapped in 1935
  Hamidabad 98 1906 France Sunk in 1917

Gunboats
  Aydın Reis 510 1912 France Scrapped in 1954
  Burak Reis 510 1912 France Scrapped in 1955
  Preveze 510 1912 France Scrapped in 1926
  Sakız 510 1912 France Scrapped in 1935
  Durak Reis 420 1912 France Scrapped in 1973
  İsa Reis 420 1912 France Scrapped in 1964
  Hızır Reis 420 1912 France Out of service in 1952
  Marmaris 530 1907 France Sunk in 1915
  Malatya 213 1907 France Scrapped in 1921
  Taşköprü 213 1907 France Sunk in 1915
  Nevşehir 213 1907 France Sunk in 1915
  Ordu 200 1907 France Sunk in 1912
  Gökçedağ 200 1907 France Sunk in 1915
  Refahiye 200 1907 France Sunk in 1912
  Ayıntap 200 1907 France Sunk in 1912
  Bafra 200 1907 France Sunk in 1912
  Kastamonu 200 1905 Germany Sunk in 1912
  Yozgat 200 1905 Germany Sunk in 1912
  Nurulbahir 200 1898 Italy Out of service in 1913

River Gunboats
  Doğan 250 1911 Germany Sunk in 1917
  Selman-ı Pak 98 1915 (seized) Britain Out of service in 1917

Minelayers
  Giresun (storage ship) 3,000 1910 (bought) Britain Scrapped in 1927
  İntibah 600 1912 (bought) Britain Out of service in 1958
  Selanik 270 1911 (seized) Britain Scrapped in 1927
  Samsun 270 1910 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1915
Nusrat 360 1911 Germany Out of service in 1955
  Muzaffer 70 1914 Turkey Out of service in 1918
Gayret 144 1907 (bought) Britain Scrapped in 1927
  Nilüfer 1,000 1911 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1914
  Ron 200 1914 (seized) Britain Sunk in 1914
  Additionally, there were 11 mine sweepers in the Turkish fleet.

Submarines
  Abdülhamit 100 / 160 1887 Britain / Turkey Scrapped in 1921
Müstecip Onbaşı 390 / 425 1908 / 1915 (capture) France Scrapped in 1921

Transports and Armed Steamers
  Babil 1,730 1869 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1912
  Trabzon 70 1860's Turkey Sunk in 1912
  Haliç ? 1911 (bought) ? Sunk in 1911
  Gör 288 1875 (bought) Britain Sold to Albania in 1913
  Kıyoçya 100 1911 (bought) ? Sold to Albania in 1913
  İzmir 2,500 1891 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1912
  Hüdeyde 2,060 1891 (bought) Britain Out of service in 1912
  Marmara 2,470 1896 (bought) Britain Out of service in 1913
  Bezm-i Alem 4,570 1906 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1914
  Tir-i Müjgan (depot ship) 4,050 1906 (bought) Britain Scrapped in 1920
  Eser-i Cedid 1,520 1909 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1937
  Mithat Paşa 4,450 1911 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1914
  Reşit Paşa 4,450 1911 (bought) Britain Scrapped in 1953
  Plevne 1,150 1912 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1915
  Urla 4,180 1914 (seized) Britain Scrapped in 1954
  Nara 300 1914 (seized) ? Sunk in 1915
  Mahmut Şevket Paşa 2,690 1915 (seized) Britain Scrapped in 1935
  Gülcemal 5,000 1874 / 1910 (bought) Britain Scrapped in 1950
Bandırma 280 ? ? ?
  Derne ? ? ? ?
  Halep ? ? ? ?
  Şam 3,660 ? ? ?
  Karadeniz ? ? ? ?
  Akdeniz ? ? ? ?
  Kızılırmak 1,945 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Yeşilırmak 865 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Gelibolu 280 ? ? ?
  Edremit 280 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Mersin ? ? ? ?
  İnebolu ? ? ? ?
  Hüdavendigar 820 ? ? ?
  Bosporus 2,990 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Rehber 280 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Ceyhun 3,500 ? ? ?
  Zonguldak 1,550 ? ? ?
  Zafer 330 ? ? ?
  Derince 3,300 ? ? ?
  Seyhun 3,000 ? ? ?
  Uğurola 960 ? ? Sunk in 1915
  Patmos 1,900 ? ? Sunk in 1916
  Vatan 520 ? ? Out of service in 1916

Yachts and Survey Vessels
  Ertuğrul 900 1903 Britain Scrapped in 1960
  İstanbul 910 1888 Britain ?
  İzzettin 1,075 1865 Britain Scrapped in 1929
  Fuat 1,075 1865 Britain Scrapped in 1921
  Söğütlü 110 1908 Britain Scrapped in 1955
  Beyrut 520 1911 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1914
  Galata 140 1910 (bought) Britain Out of service in 1930
  Seyyar 240 1888 Britain ?
  Trablusgarp 630 1911 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1911
  Şıpka 420 1911 (bought) Britain Sunk in 1912
İhsaniye 170 1869 Britain Sunk in 1912
  Sultaniye 2,900 1862 Britain Scrapped in 1912

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