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Thursday, 12 November 2026

Turkish torpedo boat (ex-German S 168 1908-1910) Gayret -i-Vataniye 1910-1916

Muavenet-i-Milliye-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Adatepe-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of the German S138-class/Ottoman Muavenet-i-Milliye-class succeeded by Adatepe-class. Ordered for the German Imperial Navy as the SMS S 168 under the 1908 Program. Laid down by Schichau-Werke, Germany in 1908, launched on 30 September 1909, sold to the Ottoman Empire while under construction in March 1910, commissioned as Gayret -i-Vataniye on 17 August 1910, wrecked on an uncharted reef off Varna, Bulgara and blown up by crew on 30 October 1916. 

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