Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye
Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye | |
| History | |
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| Ottoman Empire | |
| Name | Mecidiye |
| Ordered | 1900 |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 315 |
| Laid down | 7 November 1901 |
| Launched | 25 July 1903 |
| Commissioned | 19 December 1903 |
| Fate | Struck mine and sank near Odessa on 3 April 1915. Salvaged by the Russians on 8 June 1915 and joined the Russian Navy as Prut on 29 October 1915. Returned to the Ottoman Navy on 13 May 1918. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
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| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
| Draught | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
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| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Prut |
| Yard number | Sevastopol Shipyard, ROPiT Yard, Odessa |
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| Commissioned | 29 October 1915 |
| Fate | Captured by German forces on 1 May 1918 and returned to the Ottoman Navy on May 13, 1918. |
| General characteristics Prut | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,250 tons |
| Length | 102.4 m (336 ft) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
| Draught | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 VQE; 12,500 hp |
| Speed | 17.9 knots |
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| Ottoman Empire/Turkey | |
| Name | Mecidiye |
| Acquired | 13 May 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1947 |
| Fate | Used as a cadet training ship between 1940 and 1947, sold for scrap in 1952. |
Mecidiye (in older publications also spelled as Medjidiye, or Médjidié) was a protected cruiser of the Ottoman Empire that saw action during the Balkan Wars and World War I. It was ordered by the Ottoman Navy in 1900 to the United States shipbuilding company William Cramp & Sons. It was laid down in Philadelphia on 7 November 1901; launched on 25 July 1903; its sea trials began in October 1903; and it was commissioned on 19 December 1903. It weighed 3,485 tons (3,967 tons full load); was 102.4 metres (336 ft) long with a beam of 12.8 metres (42 ft) and a draught of 4.8 metres (16 ft); and was named after the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid.
It had two 152mm L/45 quick firing guns, eight 120mm L/45 quick firing guns, six 47mm quick firing guns, six 37mm quick firing guns, and two 457mm torpedo tubes. Mecidiye was powered by two sets of VQE steam engines producing 12,500 ihp (9,321 kW) and providing a top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph), and carried a nominal complement of 302 (in 1903), 355 (in 1915), and 310 (in 1936.)