Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Mesudiye' (1772)

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Mesudiye
Nominal Guns	62	W006
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1772	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Sinop	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1791	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNWF
Length of Keel51.5Turkish Zirai38.658 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck47.68Meters156′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth14.40Meters47′ 2″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.44Meters21′ 1″ Imperial
Burthen1521Tons BM

Armament

1788Broadside Weight = 231 Turkish Okka (653.268 lbs 296.3268 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck4 Turkish 1/2-Kantar Gun
Lower Gun Deck22 Turkish 9-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck26 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck12 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 5-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1775575It is the number of sailors in the summer patrol of 1775.ref:1669

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1790Battle of Kerch Strait
8.9.1790Battle of Tendra

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1669 Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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