class battleship class group dreadnought battleships ordered ottoman_empire britain 1910s design ships based british king george class battleships incorporated significant improvements carried inch main battery guns british ships secondary battery consisted inch guns compared british vessels inch pieces ship laid completed august shortly outbreak world war seized british_royal_navy commissioned second ship ordered april little work start war quickly broken scrap erin served grand_fleet duration war saw action battle jutland june holds dubious distinction british capital ship engaged battle fire main battery vessel served briefly flagship career cut short scrapped terms treaty background 1870s result decades little funding new ships poor maintenance existing vessels training efforts fleet occurred fits starts period including failed attempt build pre dreadnought 1890s major reconstruction program launched aftermath highlighted poor condition fleet starting ottoman government began seriously look warships purchase foreign counter growing strength particularly armored cruiser measure german class battleships purchased ottoman government began looking newer vessels buy late contacted armstrong possibility acquiring dreadnought rio_de_janeiro construction commissioned brazilian fleet deals fell ottomans contacted vickers order new battleships previously served naval adviser ottoman government prepared designs ordered construction ship renamed second ship named ordered april ordering class started significant naval arms race ottoman_empire greece ordered battleship response prompted ottomans resume bid rio_de_janeiro contract purchase ship renamed signed january turn provoked greeks order second battleship required ottoman battleship ordered second class ship design design based contemporary british king george class improvements incorporated subsequent class construction compared british ships carried amidships main battery turret deck higher improved ability fired heavier seas carried heavier secondary battery composed guns instead weapons king george class hull shorter wider british ships improved turning radius lower displacement forced armor protection coal capacity general characteristics machinery design feet long perpendiculars long overall ships beam designed displacement metric tons long tons short tons service erin displaced long tons short tons normally long tons short tons load erin completed single mast atop conning tower fitted spotting aid gun laying crew officers enlisted men ships powered parsons steam turbines steam provided mixed coal oil fired water tube boilers boilers pair closely spaced funnels directly aft conning tower engines rated shaft horsepower speed knots mph erin carried long tons short tons coal long tons short tons fuel oil cruising radius nautical miles speed knots mph armament armor designed class armed main battery inch caliber guns sixteen caliber guns torpedo tubes guns mark type manufactured mounted twin turrets centerline superfiring pair forward amidships directly aft funnels superfiring pair aft rear conning tower guns mounted individually casemates upper deck beam torpedo tubes submerged hull ship completed number smaller guns added erin including pounder guns anti aircraft guns ships protected armored belt thick central portion reduced end ship transverse bulkheads connected ends belt thick horizontal protection consisted armored deck thick central ship covered ammunition magazines machinery spaces reduced thick forward conning tower thick sides main battery gun turrets thick faces barbettes supported thick sides lower section main belt reduced ships ship class ordered june work stopped following start balkan war probability ottoman government run funds work resumed following conclusion conflict second ship ordered april response greek order early british government ordered work stop late july result growing tensions culminated outbreak world war 28th material assembled dismantled august confusion number ships class sources report having different ships fact vessel ordered originally similarly listed ship reported ordered cancelled according authoritative ottomans initially ordered vessel service history july british postponed delivery tensions europe following assassination june action prompted protest ottoman naval minister france hopes securing ships delivery transport ship carrying crews battleships departed constantinople august recalled august ottoman government informed dreadnoughts delivered lord admiralty winston_churchill ordered royal_navy ships july prevent ottoman naval personnel boarding days later british sailors boarded ships formally seized britain war actions illegal british government determined present ottomans august british ambassador ottoman_empire informed government britain seized ships pressed british service completed month commissioned sultan entering service september erin joined 2nd battle squadron grand_fleet served duration conflict took june fourth ship british line battle surviving king george class half sisters fire main battery battle british capital ship engagement secondary battery fired shells fire control directors installed received flying platforms atop forward superfiring amidships turrets end war erin assigned served flagship postwar career cut short signed february mandated significant draw downs naval strength signatories royal_navy originally intended erin training ship terms treaty change plans led taking place training ship meant erin scrapped ship sold scrap december subsequently broken ship breaking firm cox daniels finished scrapping
Reşadiye-class battleship