Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye
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Mecidiye (in older publications also spelled as Medjidiye, or Médjidié[3]) was a protected cruiser of the Ottoman Empire that saw action during the Balkan Wars and World War I.[1] It was ordered by the Ottoman Navy in 1900 to the United States shipbuilding company William Cramp & Sons.[1] It was laid down in Philadelphia on 7 November 1901; launched on 25 July 1903; its sea trials began in October 1903; and it was commissioned on 19 December 1903.[1] It weighed 3,485 tons (3,967 tons full load); was 102.4 metres (336 ft) long with a beam of 12.8 metres (42 ft) and a draught of 4.8 metres (16 ft); and was named after the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid.[1]
Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye | |
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Ottoman Empire | |
Name | Mecidiye |
Ordered | 1900[1] |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia[1] |
Yard number | 315[1] |
Laid down | 7 November 1901[1] |
Launched | 25 July 1903[1] |
Commissioned | 19 December 1903[1] |
Fate | Struck mine and sank near Odessa on 3 April 1915.[1] Salvaged by the Russians on 8 June 1915 and joined the Russian Navy as Prut on 29 October 1915.[1] Returned to the Ottoman Navy on 13 May 1918.[1] |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Protected cruiser |
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Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
Draught | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
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Russian Empire | |
Name | Prut |
Yard number | Ropit Yard, Odessa |
Acquired | |
Commissioned | 29 October 1915[1] |
Fate | Captured by German forces on 1 May 1918 and returned to the Ottoman Navy on May 13, 1918.[1][2] |
General characteristics Prut | |
Type | Protected cruiser |
Displacement | 3,250 tons |
Length | 102.4 m (336 ft) |
Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
Draught | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 VQE; 12,500 hp |
Speed | 17.9 knots |
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Ottoman Empire/Turkey | |
Name | Mecidiye |
Acquired | 13 May 1918[1][2] |
Decommissioned | 1 March 1947[1] |
Fate | Used as a cadet training ship between 1940 and 1947, sold for scrap in 1952.[1] |
It had two 152mm L/45 quick firing guns, eight 120mm L/45 quick firing guns, six 47mm quick firing guns, six 37mm quick firing guns, and two 457mm torpedo tubes.[1] Mecidiye was powered by two sets of VQE steam engines producing 12,500 ihp (9,321 kW) and providing a top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph), and carried a nominal complement of 302 (in 1903), 355 (in 1915), and 310 (in 1936.)[1]