I found in the Army and Navy Chronicle a small news item dealing with the Turkish warships in actual service or fitting out for service. Sadly enough, due to the worse quality of printing and condition of the original it's not always possible to read the names correct.
"Squadron in the Bosphorus.- The Turkish squadron was at Constantinople on the 4th of May, but was to be off on the en..ing Saturday. It consists of the following vessels: Nusretiye (Victorious), 74 guns; Soariyé (Festive), 60 guns; Merati Zafr (Mirror of Victory), 18 guns; Messeiferrah (Moving joy), 26 guns; Gulsefed (White Rose), 24 guns; Seiri Zafr (Spectator of Victory), 22 guns; Ahtar (Star), 16 guns; Nev Fser (New fashion), 10 guns; a brig (whose name does not appear), 12; and a Tunisian corvette of 24.
There will still remain in the Bosphorus the following vessels prepared for sea:
Mahmoudie (Laudable), 130 guns
Mesohdié (Fortunate), 120 guns
Fethiyé (Opener of Triumph)(, 96 guns
Feshifiyé (Noble), 96 guns
Memdouhie (Celebrated), 96 guns
Mukademme Khair (Old Luck), 74 guns
Bourji Zair (Tower of Victory), 74 guns
Peyk Messertet (Messernger of Joy), 74 guns
Hufz Rahman (Protected of God), 64 guns
Tirud Bahri (Circumnavigation), 60 guns
Nessim Zafr (Zephyr of Victory), 54 guns
A frigate, name unknown, 54 guns
Avn Illah (Air of God), 52 guns
"Squadron in the Bosphorus.- The Turkish squadron was at Constantinople on the 4th of May, but was to be off on the en..ing Saturday. It consists of the following vessels: Nusretiye (Victorious), 74 guns; Soariyé (Festive), 60 guns; Merati Zafr (Mirror of Victory), 18 guns; Messeiferrah (Moving joy), 26 guns; Gulsefed (White Rose), 24 guns; Seiri Zafr (Spectator of Victory), 22 guns; Ahtar (Star), 16 guns; Nev Fser (New fashion), 10 guns; a brig (whose name does not appear), 12; and a Tunisian corvette of 24.
There will still remain in the Bosphorus the following vessels prepared for sea:
Mahmoudie (Laudable), 130 guns
Mesohdié (Fortunate), 120 guns
Fethiyé (Opener of Triumph)(, 96 guns
Feshifiyé (Noble), 96 guns
Memdouhie (Celebrated), 96 guns
Mukademme Khair (Old Luck), 74 guns
Bourji Zair (Tower of Victory), 74 guns
Peyk Messertet (Messernger of Joy), 74 guns
Hufz Rahman (Protected of God), 64 guns
Tirud Bahri (Circumnavigation), 60 guns
Nessim Zafr (Zephyr of Victory), 54 guns
A frigate, name unknown, 54 guns
Avn Illah (Air of God), 52 guns
Kal Zafr (Vessel of Victory), 48 guns
Nidjatfer (Salvation of Splendour), 20 guns
Besides four other ships of 48, 40, 42 and 24; equally ready in the arsenal.
A very beautiful new schooner, built by the American naval architect, has lately been launched. It will be seen from the above statement that Constantinople will not be altogether unprotected, if any reliance can be placed upon Turkish guns. Original source was the United Service Gazette.
Source
Army and Navy Chronicle. Vol. III, no. 9, 1 September 1836, p. 135. Digitized by Google.
