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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Turkish torpedo boat Edschen stranded according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 20 September 1899

An item dated that the Turkish torpedo boat Edschen was stranded off Scala Nuova (Kuscha-dassi) south of Smyrna.(1) Support was underway.

Note
1. Conway’s All the world’s fighting ships 1860-1905 mentioned none torpedo boat of this name just the Edijer built in 1890 by the Germania shipyard and stricken around 1914.