Turkish Battleships


Osmaniye Class View Class
Osmanieh	2nd September 1864	Stricken in 1913 and broken up for scrap.
Mahmudieh	13th December 1864	Stricken in 1913 and broken up for scrap.
Turkish seamen performing a gun drill on board the Mahmoudieh in 1897. The charge has been hoisted into position for loading, and a man stands ready to close the breech. The captain of the gun crew is standing on the right. 8" x 10" photo from naval magazine 1897 available price £20. plus post order ref: V3/91 order magazine photograph here
Orkanieh	26th June 1865	Stricken in 1913 and broken up for scrap.
Abdul Aziz	January 1865	Stricken in 1913 and broken up for scrap.
Assari Tevfik Class View Class
Assari Tevfik	30th November 1868	She took part in the Dardanelles operation on 18th January 1913 and was damaged by gun fire and later received more damage from Bulgarian guns and eventually became a wreck on 25th January 1913.
Assari Shevket Class View Class
Assari Shevket	1868	Originally an Egyptian ship called Kahira she was taken over by Turkey. Stricken in 1910 and broken up for scrap.
Nijimi Sevket	1868	Originally an Egyptian ship called Musafer she was taken over by Turkey. She served in the first world war and then became a depot ship before being broken up for scrap in 1929.
Avni Illah Class
Avni Illah	21st April 1869	Refitted in 1903-07. Sunk by Italian cruisers Giuseppe Garibaldi and Varese on 24th February 1912.
Avni Illah, c.1890. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5891 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5891
Muin-I-Zaffer	June 1869	She became a training ship from 1913 until stricken in 1929 and broken up for scrap.
Muin-I-Zaffer, c.1890. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5892 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5892
Idjalieh Class
Idjalieh	1878	She served as a training ship in 1900 and became an accommodation ship during 1914-1918. Broken up for scrap in 1922.
Fethi Bulend Class
Fethi Bulend	1870	Sunk on 31st October 1912 by a Greek torpedo ship at Salonika with the loss of 14 crew.
Mukaddami Khair	28th October 1872	She was the first ironclad built in Turkey. Stricken in 1910 and broken up for scrap.
Messudieh Class
Messudieh	28th October 1874	She served as a stationary guardship near Chanak in the Dardanelles at the start of the war. Sunk on 13th December 1914 by the British submarine B11.
Hamidieh Class
Hamidieh	January 1885	Originally called Nusretiye she was renamed in 1881. Stricken in 1910 and broken up for scrap.
Resadiye Class
Resadiye	3rd August 1913	Taken back by the British on 1st August 1914 and renamed HMS Erin. The rest of this class were never completed.
Yavuz Sultan Selim (Goeben)		Originally a German ship named Goeben. Renamed Yavuz in 1936 and was refitted in 1938 and 1941. Broken up and used for scrap in 1971.
The Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly the German ship Goeben) A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PAN059
Kurkürsk Friedrich Wilhelm		Renamed Heireddin Barbarossa after being bought
Feth Ul Islam Gunboat	1864	Four sister ships were scrapped before 1900. Stricken in 1910 and broken up for scrap.
Hifzi Rahman, 1869. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5890 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5890