Turkish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Ukab-ı Bahri' (1783)

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Ukab-ı Bahri
Nominal Guns	54	SNForum
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1783	SNForum
Shipyard	Sinop	SNForum
Category	Fourth Rate	SNForum
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	SNForum
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	SNForum
Last known	1783	SNForum

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Keel47.5Turkish Zirai35.626 (116′ 10″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck43.97Meters144′ 3″ Imperial
Breadth13.27Meters43′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.69Meters18′ 8″ Imperial
Burthen1190Tons BM

Armament

1783Broadside Weight = 153 Turkish Okka (432.684 lbs 196.2684 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck24 Turkish 7-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck22 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck6 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 5-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1790500It is the information written in the work named "Hadika-i Vakayi" by Ahmed Cevdet, who worked in the Ottoman Palace.ref:1667

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

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W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

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