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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Turkish warships built in the United States according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 13 March 1858

According to the edition dated 13 March 1858 departed recently the Turkish upper officer Mohammed-pasha to the United States to supervise the building there of two steam warships for the Turkish navy. The Dutch naval engineer C. Scheffer was asked by the Egyptian vice roi to accompany Mohammed pasha and with agreement of the Dutch government to report afterwards dealing with this project.