Ottoman fleet organisation during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

Ottoman fleet organisation during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

This list includes fleet organisations of the Ottoman Navy during the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–78.

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Dispositions in 1877

In 1877, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy were disposed as follows:[1]

Mediterranean Fleet

  • 1st Fleet (Volos)
    • Crete)
      • Preveza)
        • Feth-i Bülend, Sürur, İzzeddin, Kandiye, Talia, Istanbul

        Constantinople

        • Golden Horn), Ertuğrul, Hizber, Kandiye, Akadiye, Eser-i Nusret, İsmail, İskenderiye

        Fleet organisation in March 1877

        In March 1977, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:[1]

        Black Sea Fleet (Ferik Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha)

        • Black Sea Ironclad Squadron (Liva Mustafa Pasha)
          • Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Orhaniye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Necm-i Şevket, Iclâliye, Feth-i Bülend, Muin-i Zafer, Avnillah
        • Black Sea Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Ahmed Pasha)
          • Hüdavendigâr, Mubir-i Sürur, Sinop, Muzaffer, Izmir, Edirne, Asır, Ismail, Mecidiye

        Mediterranean Fleet (Ferik Giritli Hüseyin Pasha)

        • Mediterranean Ironclad Squadron (Milalay Faik Bey)
          • Mesudiye, Aziziye, Osmaniye, Mahmudiye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır
        • Mediterranean Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Hasan Pasha)
          • Selimiye, Mansure, Utarit, Eser-i Cedîd, Sehir, Taif, Fevaid, Talia

        Bosporus Squadron

        • Fethiye, Izzeddin, Kandiye, Hanya, Medar-i Zafer, Âsâr-ı Nusret

        Danube Squadron (Ferik Mehmet Arif Pasha)

        • Lütf-ü Celîl, Hıfz-ür Rahman, Hizber, Seyfi, Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Böğürtlen, İşkodra, Podgoriçe, Akka, Varna, Şevket Nüma, Sultaniye, Mürvet-i Nusret, Mesir-i Bahri, Feyz-i Bahri, Serafeddin, Medar-i Tevfik, Kayseriye, Batum, Selânik, Mersin, Lütfiye, Pursut, Canik, Kılıç Ali

        Ottoman Danube Steamship Company (İdare-i Nehriye)

        • Hüseyin, Nüzhet, Arkadi, Islahat, Rusçuk, Aziziye, Seyyar, Lom, Vidin, Niş, Ziştovi, Sofya, Seyyar

        Danube Squadron

        In 1877, Danube Squadron of the Ottoman Navy was disposed as follows:[1]

        April 27, 1877

        • Vidin
          • Varna, Ziştovi
        • Lom
          • Rusçuk
        • Rahova (present day: Oryahovo)
          • Podgoriçe
        • Niğbolu (present day: Nikopol)
          • İşkodra, Böğürtlen
        • Rusçuk (present day: Ruse)
          • Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Lom, Vidin, Niş
        • Tutrakan
          • Hizber, Şevket Nüma, Semendire, Arkadi
        • Silistre (present day: Silistra)
          • Kılıç Ali, Akka, Nüzhetiye, Şehbaz-i Bahri

        July 10, 1877

        • Vidin
          • Varna, Ziştovi
        • Rahova
          • Podgoriçe
        • Niğbolu
          • İşkodra, Böğürtlen
        • Rusçuk
          • Hizber, Hayreddin, Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Niş, Şehbaz-i Bahri, Vidin
        • Tutrakan
          • Şevket Nüma
        • Silistre
          • Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Arkadi, Akka, Kılıç Ali

        Sources

        1. ^ a b c Bernd Langensiepen, Ahmet Güleryüz, The Ottoman Steam Navy, 1828-1923, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1995, ISBN 1-55750-659-0, p. 194.