Ottoman fleet organisation during the Balkan Wars

Dispositions on October 10, 1912

On October 10, 1912, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy was disposed as follows:

Haydarpaşa, Constantinople (present day: Istanbul

Istanbul

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Barbaros Hayreddin
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
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, Turgut Reis, Mecidiye
Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye
The protected cruiser Mecidiye served in the Ottoman Navy in the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Sunk by a mine, it was salvaged and commissioned by the Russian Navy, before being returned to the Ottomans in 1918...

Golden Horn

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(shipyard), Constantinople

Gayret-i Vatâniye, Berk Efşan, Peleng-i Derya, Berk-i Satvet, Draç, Nur-ül Bahir

Golden Horn, Constantinople

İclâliye, Basra

Dolmabahçe, Constantinople

Ertğrul

Kabataş

Kabatas, Istanbul

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, Constantinople

Istanbul (tug)

Arnavutköy

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, Constantinople

Söğütlü

Bosporus

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-Büyükdere, Constantinople

Yâdigâr-ı Millet, Muâvenet-i Millîye
Muavenet-i Milliye
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, Nümûne-i Hamiyet, Samsun, Taşoz, Sivrihisar, Demirhisar, Musul, Kütahya, Zuhâf, Nevşehir, Tîr-i Müjgan

Sinop

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Hamidiye
Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye
HamidiyeThe name is also sometimes rendered as Hamidieh in English; see Gardiner and Gray, p. 389 and Halpern, p. 228. was an Ottoman cruiser that saw extensive action during the Balkan Wars and World War I...

Çanakkale

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Mesudiye, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Yarhisar, Hamidabad, Akhisar

Preveza

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Antalya, Tokad, No. 9, No. 11

Salonika (present day: Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

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Feth-i Bülend, Fuad

Smyrna (present day: İzmir

Izmir

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Muin-i Zafer, Yunus, Timsah, İzzeddin, Trabzon

Suez

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Peyk-i Şevket, Beyrut, Malatya, Taşköprü, Yozgat

Fleet organisation on October 16, 1912

On October 16, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

Bosporus Fleet (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı
Captain (naval)
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Tahir Bey)
- Barbaros Hayreddin (Korvet Kaptanı Enver Hakkı Efendi), Turgut Reis (Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Ahmer Efendi), Muâvenet-i Millîye (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Galatalı Ali Bey), Yâdigâr-ı Millet (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Fahri Cemal Bey), Nümûne-i Hamiyet (Korvet Kaptanı Hamdi Mahmud Bey), Samsun (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Osman İzzet Bey), Basra (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Cemal Ali Bey), Taşoz, Musul, Akhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Zuhaf, Nevşehir
Derdanelles Fleet (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı
Corvette Captain
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Tevfik Bey)　
- Mesudiye (Korvet Kaptanı Tevfik Bey), Âsâr-ı Tevfik (Korvet Kaptanı Mehmed Emin Bey), Hamidabad
Black Sea Headquarters (Commandr: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey
Rauf Orbay
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- Hamidiye (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey), Mecidiye (Korvet Kaptanı Arif Nebil Bey)
Tersane-i Amire
- Berk-i Satvet, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Yarhisar, Berk Efşan, Kütahya, Draç, Demirhisar

Fleet organisation on December 19, 1912

On December 19, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

Armoured Warship Division (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Ramiz Bey)
- Barbasos Hayreddin, Turgut Reis, Mesudiye, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Demirhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Hamidabad
1st Destroyer Division (Commander: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey)
- Berk-i Satvet, Yâdigâr-ı Millet, Muâvenet-i Millîye, Taşoz, Basra
2nd Destroyer Division (Commander: Yüzbaşı
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...

Hakkı Eşref Efendi)
- Mecidiye, Nümûne-i Hamiyet, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Yarhisar
3rd Division (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Bey)
- Tîr-i Müjgan (workshop ship), İntibâh (salvage tug), Reşid Paşa (hospital ship), Samsun, Akhisar, Samsun (tug)

Fleet organisation on December 20, 1912

On December 20, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

Armoured Warship Division (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Ramiz Bey)
- Barbasos Hayreddin, Turgut Reis, Mesudiye, Demirhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Hamidabad, Reşid Paşa (hospital ship)
1st Destroyer Division (Commander: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey)
- Mecidiye, Muâvenet-i Millîye, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Nümûne-i Hamiyet
2nd Destroyer Division (Commander: Yüzbaşı Hakkı Eşref Efendi)
- Berk-i Satvet, Taşoz, Yarhisar, Basra
3rd Diviison (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Bey)
- Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Samsun, Tîr-i Müjgan (workshop ship), İntibâh (salvage tug), Samsun (tug)

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