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Name of Object:

The Ottoman Navy, Mahmudiye

Location:

Istanbul, Turkey

Holding Institution:

Istanbul University, Nadir Eserler Kütüphanesi (Rare Books Library)

 About Ministry of Culture and Tourism (General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums), Istanbul

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Photograph

Provenance:

Istanbul

Description:

The 19th century saw further decline in Ottoman naval power, despite occasional recovery. Following the defeat against the combined British-French-Russian fleet at the Battle of Navarino in 1827, Sultan Mahmud II gave priority to developing a strong and modern Ottoman naval force. The first steam ships of the Ottoman Navy were acquired in 1828. The ship of the line Mahmudiye, which had 128 cannons on three decks and carried 1,280 sailors on board, was built for the Ottoman Navy at the Imperial Naval Arsenal (Tersâne-i Âmire) on the Golden Horn in Constantinople.

Citation of this web page:

"The Ottoman Navy, Mahmudiye" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;122;en

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MWNF Working Number: TR2 118

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