Turkish steam warships Fuad, Mahmoud and Abdul Aziz in 1865

In the Papers on naval architecture are the following details published dealing with some steamships of the Turkish navy.

P. 314: "The Turkish paddle-wheel yacht Fuad went down the river on her official trial on Monday, 21st, and made the prescribed run at the Lower Hope. She

p. 315: was built by the Millwall Company, under the direction of Mr. Charles Lungley, and is of iron. Her principal dimensions are - length between perpendiculars, 258 feet; extreme breadth, 29 feet 6 inches; depth of hold, 18 feet; and 1,076 tons burden. Her rate of speed was registered at 161/4 knots per hour. The engines, of 300-horse power nominal, are on the oscillating principle, with feathering paddle-wheels, made by Messrs. Ravenhill, Hodgson, and Co. During the trial, which was highly successful, they made 41 revolutions per minute."(1)

p. 316: "The Turkish yacht Mahmoud went down the river on a trial of her speed. She is an ironclad, with 51/2- inch plates, and is upwards of 4,000 tons burthen. She is engined by Messrs. Ravenhill, Hodgson, and Company. The ship was built by the Thames Iron Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Company (Limited). She was tried and commenced her official run at the Maplin on the 15th inst., and afterwards proceeded on

p. 317: her voyage to Constantinople, calling at Plymouth. The Turkish officer in charge was Captain Hassan Bey. The speed of the ship was over 12 knots per hour, the engines making 55 revolutions per minute. The ship was launched about a year ago, and has not been docked since, consequently her bottom is exceedingly foul. She and the Turkish frigate Abdul Aziz, Captain Hussein Bey, from Greenock, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. While in the Sound they will, it is said, embark 1,600 tons of coal, and will not, therefore, be under the necessity of taking in any fuel between Plymouth and their port of destination Constantinople."(2)

Sources

William Morgans and Augustin Creuze ed. Papers on naval architecture and other subjects connected with naval science. Vol. XV. London, 1865. Digitized by Google.

Conway's All the World Fighting ships 1860-1905. London, 1979.

Notes

1. Iron-hulled paddle despatch vessel of the Iz-ed-Din class, stricken after 1896. Dimensions 250 x 30 x 12, 135 men, armed with 1-4.7", 3-3", sister ships Iz-ed-Din, Taliah and Ismail, all built in England.

2. Mahmoud or Mahmudieh, a iron-hulled broadside ironclad of the Osmanieh-class, laid down 1863, launched at Thames Iron Works 13 December 1864, modernised 1892-1895, and scrapped after World War I serving since 1911 as hulk. Abdul Aziz, a iron-hulled broadside ironclad of the Osmanieh-class, laid down 1863, launched at Napier January 1865. Renamed Azizieh in 1870, modernised 1890-1891 and scrapped after World War I serving since 1911 as hulk. Dimensions of both ships 293 x 55'9" x 25'7", 340 men, original 1-9", 14-8" and 10-36pdrs.