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Saturday, 23 July 2016

Turkish central battery ironclad Nussretieh according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens 1875 no. 11

Armament consisted of 10-9” Armstrong guns and 2-7” Armstrong guns. Horsepower 800 nhp. Dimensions 292 x 55 x 23.6 (fore)-24.6(aft) and 4.167 tons tonnage. Speed 13 knots. Armour thickness 10” with 18” cedar. Being built at Constantinople, Turkey. Crew was to number 640 men. (1)

Note
1. Launched in 1878. Identical to the Hamidiye?