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Turkish Cruiser Mecidiye (1903)

Turkish Ottoman Cruiser Mecidiye Turkey – 1901-1952 (1903) A “Magnificient Century” in service of Turkey The Ottoman Navy Mecidiye (also…

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Barbarossa class battleships (1892)

Barbarossa class battleships (1892) Barbaros Hayreddin, Turgut Reis (1910) The Barbarossa class battleships were the first modern pre-dreadnoughts, capital ships…

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Yavuz (1914)

Yavuz (1914) Germany/Turkey – 1911 (1914) An unexpected Turkish flagship – The Yavuz Sultan Selim, aka “Yavuz” became in August…