Mecidiye (cruiser)
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Mecidiye was an early 20th-century protected cruiser that served as one of the Ottoman Empire’s principal warships during the Balkan Wars and World War I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman Navy ship
ⓘ
protected cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
main battery of 152 mm guns
ⓘ
secondary battery of smaller quick-firing guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorType | protected deck armor ⓘ |
| builder | William Cramp & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cruisers of the Ottoman Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ships built in Philadelphia ⓘ World War I cruisers of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1904 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 300 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1915 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,485 tons standard ⓘ |
| flag |
Ottoman flag
ⓘ
Russian naval ensign ⓘ Turkish flag ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the principal modern cruisers of the late Ottoman Navy ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1901 ⓘ |
| launched | 1903 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 102 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sultan Abdülmecid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | early 20th-century protected cruiser design ⓘ |
| notableEvent | struck a mine in the Black Sea in 1915 ⓘ |
| operator |
Imperial Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| recommissioned | re-entered Turkish service after being returned ⓘ |
| recovered | raised by the Russians after sinking ⓘ |
| renamed | Prut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToPreviousOperator | returned to Ottoman/Turkish control after World War I ⓘ |
| role |
commerce protection
ⓘ
fleet scout ⓘ |
| scrapped | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Balkan Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italo-Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 22 knots ⓘ |
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