Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Ejder Başlı' (1715)

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Ejder Başlı
The Dragon
Nominal Guns	70	B067
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1715	B067
First Commissioned	1717	B067
How acquired	Purpose built	B067
Shipyard	Unknown	B067
Category	Third Rate	B067
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B067
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B067
Broken Up	1731	B067

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck50.71Meters166′ 4″ Imperial
Breadth14.40Meters47′ 2″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.44Meters21′ 1″ Imperial
Burthen1639Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1668
Length of Gundeck55.5Turkish Zirai41.69 (136′ 9″ Imperial)

Armament

1718Broadside Weight = 356 Turkish Okka (1006.768 lbs 456.6768 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck6 Turkish 1-Kantar Gun
Lower Gun Deck24 Turkish 11-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck28 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck10 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 7-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1718900There are 900 personnel in the 1718 expedition staff list. This number of soldiers was reduced to 750 for economic reasons.ref:1668

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B067Brian Tunstall, Book

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1668 Thesis

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