Turkish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Kırmızı Kuşaklı' (1717)

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Kırmızı Kuşaklı
Red Belted
Nominal Guns	48	NWF
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1717	NWF
How acquired	Purpose built	NWF
Shipyard	Unknown	NWF
Category	Fourth Rate	NWF
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NWF
Broken Up	1732	NWF

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck41.16Meters135′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth11.75Meters38′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.86Meters15′ 11″ Imperial
Burthen884Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1668
Length of Keel45Turkish Zirai34.11 (111′ 10″ Imperial)

Armament

1717Broadside Weight = 102 Turkish Okka (288.456 lbs 130.8456 kg)ref:1667
Location Unknown6 Turkish 7-Okka Gun
Location Unknown18 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Location Unknown24 Turkish 3-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1718400There are 400 personnel in the 1718 expedition staff list. This number of soldiers was reduced to 350 for economic reasons.ref:1668

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Notes on Ship

Armamentsref:1668

The cannons belonging to the 45 zira galleon in the list of Tersane-i Amire Galleon dated 1708. The gun configuration of this galleon should be similar to this.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1668 Thesis

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Hilmi on Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 11:31

On the 1730 galleon list, it is 45 zira long galleons.

Possible dimensions of Kırmızı Kuşaklı Galleon.

Length of Gundeck : 41,16 m. (from formule)
Length of Keel : 34,11 m. (45 zira)
Breadth : 11,75 m. (15,5 zira)
Dept in Hold : 4,83 m. (From formule)
Bruthen : 884 Tons BM.

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