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Friday, 3 May 2019

Egyptian warships in the Bosphorus around 1855

In his chapter dealing with the Ottoman navy O'Byrne gives a small list of Egyptian ships available at the Bosphorus, namely:
Ships-of-the-line: Sihudubad, 94 guns, 900 men, Aleoop, 100 guns, 1000 men, Miftajehad, 100 guns, 1000 men.
Frigates: Bahurai, 64 guns, 500 men, Rosetta, 66 guns, 500 men, Damietta, 54 guns, 450 men, Thesjihud, 54 guns, 450 men.
Corvettes: Samah Baho, 26 guns, 150 men, Tahud Haikur, 26 guns, 150 men.
Brigs: Surhar, 18 guns, 120 men.
Steamships: Nile, 8 guns, 170 men, 360 hp, Peowazhuhor, 4 guns, 80 men, 225 hp.

Source
O'Byrne's Naval Annual for 1855. London, 1855, p. 129.