Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Büyük Gül Başlı' (1708)

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Büyük Gül Başlı
The Great Rose
Nominal Guns	60	ref:1668
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1708	ref:1668
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1668
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1668
Category	Third Rate	ref:1668
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NWF
Last known	1733	ref:1668

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck49.65Meters162′ 10″ Imperial
Breadth13.27Meters43′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.57Meters18′ 3″ Imperial
Burthen1378Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1668
Length of Keel55Turkish Zirai41.69 (136′ 9″ Imperial)

Armament

1708Broadside Weight = 198 Turkish Okka (559.944 lbs 253.9944 kg)ref:1668
Lower Gun Deck26 Turkish 9-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck24 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck8 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 9-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1718700There were 700 personnel on the 1718 expedition. The number of personnel was reduced to 550 for economic reasons.ref:1668

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Notes on Ship

Armamentsref:1668

It is the armament of the 55 zira galleon in the "Tersane-i Amire" galleon list dated 1708.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1668 Thesis

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Hilmi on Friday 29th of January 2021 16:54

The cannons put into the 55 zira galleon in 1708 were:

Lower Gun Deck: 26 Turkish 9-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck: 24 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck : 8 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle : 2 Turkish 9-Okka Gun

Broadside Weight = 198 Turkish Okka (253,99 kg.)

The ship's 700 soldiers and possible dimensions to carry these weapons:

Length of Gundeck : 49,65 m. (from formule)
Length of Keel : 41,69 m. (55 zira)
Breadth : 13,27 m. (17,5 zira)
Dept in Hold : 5,57 m. (From formule)
Bruthen : 1378 Tons BM.

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