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Sunday, 8 January 2017

Former German battle cruiser Goeben handed over to Turkey according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 9 November 1918


An item dated London, England 9th reported that the battleship Goeben was handed over to Turkey and brought to a Turkish harbour.(1)

Note
1. Moltke-class. Sister ship Moltke. Building ordered on 8 April 1909, laid down at the shipyard of Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 28 August 1909, launched on 28 March 1911, commissioned on 2 July 1912, handed over to the Turkish government on 16 August 1914, renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim and commissioned in the Turkish navy. Decommissioned on 20 December 1950, renamed Yavuz in 1935, stricken on 14 November 1954 and finally broken up in 1973.