An
item reported that the combat value of the Turkish navy was not much excluded
perhaps the two armoured cruisers bought from Germany which latter country
considered to be aged. The navy totally consisted of 52 ships with a total
tonnage of 56.784 tons, 318 guns and 5.000 sailors. Most usable were the 15
destroyers and 6 submarines. There were 19 ships being built included 2
cruisers and 4 armoured cruisers. National service in the navy included 5
active years, 3 years reserve and 4 years redifs.
