Lütf-ü Celil-class ironclad
Illustration of Lütf-ü Celil
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Operators | Ottoman Empire |
Preceded by | Asar-i Şevket-class ironclad |
Succeeded by | Avnillah-class ironclad |
Built | 1868–1870 |
In commission | 1870–1909 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 1 |
Scrapped | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Monitor |
Displacement | 2,540 t (2,500 long tons) |
Length | 64.4 m (211 ft 3 in) (loa) |
Beam | 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement |
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Armament |
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Armor |
The Lütf-ü Celil class was a pair of
Both vessels saw action during the
Design
In the early 1860s, the
Characteristics
The ships of the Lütf-ü Celil class were 64.4 m (211 ft 3 in)
The ships were powered by a single horizontal
Lütf-ü Celil and Hifz-ur Rahman were seagoing
The two ships were armored with wrought iron plates. The ships' armored belt was 140 mm (5.5 in) thick and was reduced to 117 mm (4.6 in) toward the bow and stern. It extended 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in) above and below the waterline. Above the main belt, a strake of armor 76 mm (3 in) thick protected the turret bases, magazines, and machinery spaces. The upper portion of the side armor was connected to an armored deck that was 38 mm (1.5 in) thick. The turrets were protected by 140 mm of iron plating.[3][4]
Ships
Ship | Builder[4] | Laid down[4] | Launched[4] | Completed[4] |
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Lütf-ü Celil | Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde | 1868 | 1869 | March 1870 |
Hifz-ur Rahman |
Service history
Both ships of the class were stationed in
Hifz-ur Rahman was laid up in
Notes
- ^ Langensiepen & Güleryüz, pp. 3, 137.
- ^ Sondhaus, p. 90.
- ^ a b c d e Lyon, p. 390.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Langensiepen & Güleryüz, p. 137.
- ^ Very, p. 124.
- ^ Langensiepen & Güleryüz, pp. 3, 5.
- ^ Langensiepen & Güleryüz, p. 194.
- ^ Greene & Massignani, p. 358.
- ^ Langensiepen & Güleryüz, p. 6.
- ^ Wilson, p. 289.
- ^ Wilson, pp. 296–297.
- ^ Langensiepen & Güleryüz, pp. 8–9, 137.
References
- Greene, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro (1998). Ironclads at War: The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship, 1854–1891. Pennsylvania: Combined Publishing. ISBN 978-0-938289-58-6.
- Langensiepen, Bernd & Güleryüz, Ahmet (1995). The Ottoman Steam Navy 1828–1923. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-610-1.
- Lyon, Hugh (1979). "Turkey". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 388–394. ISBN 978-0-85177-133-5.
- Sondhaus, Lawrence (2001). Naval Warfare, 1815–1914. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21478-0.
- Sturton, Ian. "Through British Eyes: Constantinople Dockyard, the Ottoman Navy, and the Last Ironclad, 1876–1909". Warship International. 57 (2). Toledo: International Naval Research Organization. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Very, Edward W. (1880). Navies of the World. New York: John Wiley & Sons. OCLC 20400836.
- OCLC 1111061.