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Feth-i Bülend-class Ironclad
The ''Feth-i Bülend'' class was a class of two ironclad warships built for the Ottoman Navy in the 1860s and 1870s. The lead ship, , was built in Britain, and served as the basis for the second, , which was built in the Ottoman Imperial Arsenal. The design for the ships was based on the earlier , which were also built in Britain. Central battery ships, ''Feth-i Bülend'' and ''Mukaddeme-i Hayir'' were armed with a battery of four Armstrong guns in a casemate. Both ships served during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, where they operated against Russian forces in the Black Sea. ''Feth-i Bülend'' fought a Russian vessel in an inconclusive battle, and both ships supported an amphibious assault on the port of Sokhumi. After the war, both vessels were placed in reserve, and saw no further activity until 1897, when they were mobilized at the start of the Greco-Turkish War. Like the rest of the Ottoman fleet, both ships were in poor condition and were unable to be used offensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire used various flags and naval ensigns during its history. The crescent and star came into use in the second half of the 18th century. A ' (decree) from 1793 required that the ships of the Ottoman Navy were to use a red flag with the star and crescent in white. In 1844, a version of this flag, with a five-pointed star, was officially adopted as the Ottoman national flag. The decision to adopt a national flag was part of the ''Tanzimat'' reforms which aimed to modernize the Ottoman state in line with the laws and norms of contemporary European states and institutions. The star and crescent design later became a common element in the national flags of Ottoman successor states in the 20th century. The current flag of Turkey is essentially the same as the late Ottoman flag, but has more specific legal standardizations (regarding its measures, geometric proportions, and exact tone of red) that were introduced with the Turkish Flag Law on 29 May 1936. Before the legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |