Turkish Second Rate ship of the line 'Ziver-i Bahri' (1752)

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Ziver-i Bahri
Nominal Guns	70	ref:1668
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	24.1.1752	ref:1668
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1668
Shipyard	Constantinople - Turkey	ref:1668
Category	Second Rate	ref:1668
National Rate	Kebir Kalyon (large galleon)	ref:555
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	RN-JT
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	RN-JT
Burnt in Action	7.7.1770	ref:1668

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:555
Length of Keel55Turkish Zirai41.69 (136′ 9″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck51.47Meters168′ 10″ Imperial
Breadth16.30Meters53′ 5″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.44Meters21′ 1″ Imperial
Burthen2.080Tons BM

Armament

1770Broadside Weight = 409 Turkish Okka (1156.652 lbs 524.6652 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck8 Turkish 1-Kantar Gun
Lower Gun Deck20 Turkish 11-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck28 Turkish 7-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Turkish 7-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Turkish 3-Okka Gun

Service History

DateEventSource
5.7.1770Battle of Chios Strait
7.7.1770Battle of Chesma

Notes on Ship

Armamentsref:1667

Analysis of the ammunition distribution list in the document dated "Cevdet Bahriye 7197 (13 Zilkade 1183/10 March 1770)". This is probably the most accurate guess.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1668 Thesis

ref:555Ali Rıza İşipek, Book

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