Ottoman fleet organisation during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
Thiolu
- İşkodra, Böğürtlen
- Rusçuk
- Hizber, Hayreddin, Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Niş, Şehbaz-i Bahri, Vidin
- Tutrakan
- Şevket Nüma
- Silistre
- Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Arkadi, Akka, Kılıç Ali's list includes fleet organisations of the Ottoman Navy during the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–78.
Dispositions in 1877
In 1877, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy were disposed as follows:[1]
Mediterranean Fleet
- 1st Fleet (Volos)
- Mahmûdiye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Bursa, Resmo
- 2nd Fleet (Crete)
- Azîziye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır, İclâliye, Libnan, Muzaffer, Edirne
- 3rd Fleet (Preveza)
- Orhâniye, Muîn-i Zafer, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Sinop
Bosporus Fleet
- Mesûdiye, Osmâniye, Feth-i Bülend, Sürur, İzzeddin, Kandiye, Talia, Istanbul
Constantinople
- Avnillah, Necm-i Şevket, Selimiye, Hüdâvendigâr
Guard vessels
- Fethiye (Büyükdere), Şadiye (Golden Horn), Mansûre (Smyrna)
Under repair at Tersâne-i Âmire
- Tahir-i Bahri, Peyk-i Şevket, Kosova, Peyk-i Zafer, Ertuğrul, Hizber, Kandiye, Akadiye, Eser-i Nusret, İsmail, İskenderiye
Fleet organisation in March 1877
In March 1877, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:[1]
Black Sea Fleet (Ferik Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha)
- Black Sea Ironclad Squadron (Liva Mustafa Pasha)
- Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Orhaniye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Necm-i Şevket, Iclâliye, Feth-i Bülend, Muin-i Zafer, Avnillah
- Black Sea Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Ahmed Pasha)
- Hüdavendigâr, Mubir-i Sürur, Sinop, Muzaffer, Izmir, Edirne, Asır, Ismail, Mecidiye
Mediterranean Fleet (Ferik Giritli Hüseyin Pasha)
- Mediterranean Ironclad Squadron (Milalay Faik Bey)
- Mesudiye, Aziziye, Osmaniye, Mahmudiye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır
- Mediterranean Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Hasan Pasha)
- Selimiye, Mansure, Utarit, Eser-i Cedîd, Sehir, Taif, Fevaid, Talia
Bosporus Squadron
- Fethiye, Izzeddin, Kandiye, Hanya, Medar-i Zafer, Âsâr-ı Nusret
Danube Squadron (Ferik Mehmet Arif Pasha)
- Lütf-ü Celîl, Hıfz-ür Rahman, Hizber, Seyfi, Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Böğürtlen, İşkodra, Podgoriçe, Akka, Varna, Şevket Nüma, Sultaniye, Mürvet-i Nusret, Mesir-i Bahri, Feyz-i Bahri, Serafeddin, Medar-i Tevfik, Kayseriye, Batum, Selânik, Mersin, Lütfiye, Pursut, Canik, Kılıç Ali
Ottoman Danube Steamship Company (İdare-i Nehriye)
- Hüseyin, Nüzhet, Arkadi, Islahat, Rusçuk, Aziziye, Seyyar, Lom, Vidin, Niş, Ziştovi, Sofya, Seyyar
Danube Squadron
In 1877, Danube Squadron of the Ottoman Navy was disposed as follows:[1]
April 27, 1877
- Vidin
- Varna, Ziştovi
- Lom
- Rusçuk
- Rahova (present day: Oryahovo)
- Podgoriçe
- Niğbolu (present day: Nikopol)
- İşkodra, Böğürtlen
- Rusçuk (present day: Ruse)
- Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Lom, Vidin, Niş
- Tutrakan
- Hizber, Şevket Nüma, Semendire, Arkadi
- Silistre (present day: Silistra)
- Kılıç Ali, Akka, Nüzhetiye, Şehbaz-i Bahri
July 10, 1877
- Vidin
- Varna, Ziştovi
- Rahova
- Podgoriçe
- Niğb'
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