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Semend-i Bahri

21307
Nominal Guns50RWAS
NationalityOttoman Empire
OperatorState Navy
Launched1766ref:555
How acquiredPurpose builtref:555
ShipyardRhodes - Dodecanese Islands
CategoryFourth RateRWAS
Ship TypeShip of the LineRWAS
Sailing RigShip RiggedRWAS
Captured7.7.1770ref:663
Becomes

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:555
Length of Keel43.5Turkish Zirai32.594 (106′ 11″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck40.25Meters132′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth12.13Meters39′ 9″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.31Meters17′ 5″ Imperial
Burthen911Tons BM 

Armament


1770Broadside Weight = 86.5 Turkish Okka (244.622 lbs 110.9622 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck22 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck16 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck6 Turkish 1.5-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 3-Okka Gun

Service History


DateEventSource
5.7.1770Battle of Chios Strait
7.7.1770Battle of Chesma


Notes on Ship


Armamentsref:1667

1-) 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.


After The Battle of Cesme.ref:1667

2-) The Semend-i Bahri galleon was captured by the Russian Navy and registered with the wrong name RODOS. Although the Russians wanted to take Semend-i Bahri back to their country, 3 months after it was captured, it ran aground off the Peloponnese and disintegrated because it took too much water.



 
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