ottoman cruiser torpedo cruiser second final member class built shipyard germany delivered november ship primary armament consisted torpedo tubes pair guns capable speed knots mph ship early career uneventful passed action ottoman fleet saw action balkan wars greek bulgarian opponents respectively ottoman_empire entered world war employed patrols black_sea included attacks russian ports german warships sultan january struck naval escorting convoy explosion severely damaged ship kept service april remainder war patrolled black_sea ship renamed modernized twice remained service stricken naval register ultimately broken scrap design classified torpedo cruiser referred torpedo long beam draft displaced long tons short tons sea trials ship powered pair vertical triple expansion engines driving screw propeller engines rated indicated horsepower speed knots mph cruising radius nautical miles crew numbered officers enlisted men primary offensive armament torpedo tubes mounted bow water deck mounted swivel launchers amidships armed pair guns placed shielded single mounts forecastle quarterdeck carried guns mounted pair guns armor protection service history ordered january laid february shipyard kiel germany launched december year completed completing sea trials transferred arriving constantinople november formally commissioned ottoman fleet sister participated fleet maneuver conducted years italo turkish war assigned centered elderly ironclads action conflict ottoman fleet spent war port balkan wars transferred black_sea december reinforce squadron balkan war february bombarded bulgarian positions northern coast preparation amphibious assault days later ottoman navy returned support landing small cruisers provided artillery support right flank invading force went ashore ships positioned kilometer shore leading line included cruiser pre dreadnought battleships bulgarian army resisted fiercely ultimately forced ottoman army retreat withdrawal successful large gunfire support fleet covered left flank battleships supported left evacuation course operation fired eighty shells march joined sweep island entrance briefly engaged pair greek destroyers stopped steamer flying french flag vessel appeared supplying bulgarian forces taken prize destroyer later march escorted black_sea battleships bombarded bulgarian troops attempting breach line defenses april joined fleet consisting smaller warships ships sortied dardanelles encountered greek fleet brief engagement extreme range ottomans greeks withdrew dardanelles respectively world war late july world war broke europe ottomans initially remained neutral august joined patrols dardanelles defenses strengthened new minefields tensions ottomans british fleet patrolling entrance dardanelles increased november britain france declared war ottoman_empire meantime transferred black_sea joined cruiser attack russian port october embarked attack time battlecruiser sultan battlecruiser shelled observed sent sultan primarily train crew sortied sister sultan december provide distant support troop convoy headed january cruiser steamed escort transport cruisers conduct patrol port voyage russian exploded led commander action ship struck darkness caused significant damage destroyed propellers caused flooding stern arrived towed escort damage severe ship disabled war lengthy repairs ship recommissioned april patrols constantinople remained black_sea end war november ottoman_empire signed armistice powers concluded conflict later career ship renamed following end turkish war independence saw replace old ottoman_empire time ship placed service modernized naval shipyard recommissioned ship visited rebuilt incorporated substantial improvements stem replaced superstructure rebuilt old gun armament replaced pair caliber guns caliber guns equipment handle mines installed ship continued service stricken naval register shipyard broken scrap
Ottoman cruiser Berk-i Satvet