The New York herald., 1877-03-23
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Turkeys Preparation for War
on the Seas.
THE OTTOMAN NAVY.
Its Condition. Numbers. Armament
and Efficiency.
4 Yankee Account Of MuSsulman Maritime
Discipline.
wAsurscrox. March %, 1917.


sary State by Hon Horace Maynard, Minister At
Constantinoplc:-
A avoritc object of the late Sultan Abdul.Azlz
10 strcngthen the navy He caused to be
built many ironcad ships the lar gcst and most powcr-
tu known In the present state Of naval architecture
So long as tho interest was regularly and promptly
paid upon the public debt no complaint was made OF
this policy; indeed II was rather commended
lghtcned, far-sceing and progressive; but when tho
payment OF interest coascd II was denounced AS OK
travagancc ana folly Ho always kept several largo
ships in commission and anchored In front OF his
puIacc
by creating his young son an officer Of high rank In
the navy he evidently intended 10 show stll further
his interest In the service but at his DOWNFALL SO far
from sustaining him, both the navy and the army had
rnE NAVY AND ITS srENorH.
had occasion somc time since to inquire into the
strength OF the Ottoman navy but received nothing
very satisfactory. publication has Just been made
na is % probaSy not sr oM na truth ana
Ms near II as can be asccrtaincd append a copy.
Uhe Enclosure IL translation from tho Daily Lcuant
Herald, and is as folows):-
Tho imperial Ottoman navy consists ut the present time
of fifteen iroucads five irigates eleven wooden
which are armor plated In addition to these vessels which
may e % % av az the .csns pGton Of the lighting
o sao% paddle wheel steamers and the other two screw
two imperial yachts which, on OCCASION are also employed
Besides the snips thus enumerated there three
wooden ineofbattle ships and lew nall schoones in COM
steamers for the revenue sorvco The ocia navy list
s old &
and also those OF few which. from the length OF
sendo and ss as aspor.s
@ S the S Ss%s 70 am E,ns as % G 10 form
Ottoman navy these have been purposcly left ont OF the
10 commence then. with the iron-ead feet. which in
81 a Of snsn Ss 81 S Ss %ss .nd %
world or the fifteen ironeads of which II is composed
Axxshare broadsde Sases with fournch arnor plates
the nj nsssy ~n
Ing pivot guns on the upper deck one oopounder at
horse bower aoo Then there are four Of another class
Reed ss sp s"'
80 the advantages OF uret ship by giving them
ci brosdsids craft The Of these vessels o
ah a % apy ss
ginning. The Fcthi Buend and Musaaenich KhaIr aro
the s, named IN England by the Thames Iron Works Com
IRE both very f er"s being |
with nineinch armor plating and carrying four Armstrong
as q admit Of and aft fire. Their tonnage is loi io
:wothe Mounn zair aud Avn lah Of the same type,
but their plating quite thick their guns
sess Only and sseF s s' 'Ae' '0nAAS'
ss hDl the sfsi
y
ships they each four the main
ihs upper. They Trieste in i70 tse
q, and Sos p @ aIa T%e
ns% h s' sss
guns also in her SrSad,de or.s Of the same caSo a. the
same she is much liner vessel alish differs again
from the ohe in size and m horse pSsm,r tho.gh her amr
% this $ Gas IS as i M also h the T the az
sruction her Is 650 and the horse Of her
Two tnrrcs vessels and more large ironclad gate
so%pess ssS 'f s o. ssssSpS age 9 ,0p'faG RaSm .
ships. carrying each Of them four rns-l5opound Arm
wS S sS by
dton to the nee is OF the most formidable
:hs' % sT than s B. iron
carries 9neen % guns twelve and hs tons Woowc
ness Of her defensive a,mor twelve inches The tonnage
O. the Me.soHdieh is and the horse power 6 her
Is.n Works COMPANY and was only launched in the tall Of
having such powerful broadside armament by special
It. IN her construction the end ports on each
with aer keel.
THE cuSBoArs
The seven ironcsd gnnboats which were specially built
for service on the Danube are Named az
semandsren, seodra fodsorsza, isDer dion and ssh.G
They ecied by bet Of three and nalt inch
hrt Ave the list already in the Danube stationed
two we're launched but short time at the arsenal
each fitted with revolving turret, in which
p ensas n"a
present moment they lying At buoy Of rophaneh
which they will do despatch All vessels which
and Of the a1 large ten s sSer
With Hobart Pscta or are in station at ports OF the
snt moment
To to the wooden vessels which have their value
e ssrrd gu ships or or 10 the names % Of the
and md All the ." 2: - 39 % horse
guns: asS Sss.' power s;7 hips
named being & the ss snip for the n.v" cadet. The
thoroughly repaired and is being fitted She
pierced for SO guns her TONNAGE la and horse power
pay Of smooth bore guns or.ywo pounaers with here
latest pattern The corvette. nsmed respectively
ismr, fskenderia 0utart Meyreo and zouave They
from 80 to 500 and the horse their
Is 1850 Their like tha, q the gats, consist.
Iine revolving on The oree.ss The vessel. are a.
stationed in Ss Xd"sie, one at Trebsond in ,Ss
Black sea; two 10 the Red Sea- two up the Persian Gulf
scdka Bahar and Berut-eseh carr, guns heavy
On sa s % So ea The o "s %
.pec,vely the Akya. shelket. sanneh and varna.
e the ,Sres old wooden
P ss a the & T. % ' nc sa
ine dcpo, Ke the other the ek zeier is The
he old MaEmondieh which has broken np
The strength Of the down officially
1921 officers Of all ranks 1900 men in which in.
Guided $500 marinrs Bepidcs these men, however there
the rcds who 5ave already served their time In tho
smvy whose number be safely down another
1000 1t be said that The the iron cads
had all the training that Is make them
rood efficient scamen yet still good deal has
done the OF gnnncry drill and attempts have been
made OF late by changing the of the cadet training
rsa,e age afford many Of these
possible the opportunity OF acquiring some experience at
shin established some SIX years agr,
the services OF efficient Instructor obtained from
British Nearly the whole Of the and
all he
Of d board OF the said SHIP and number Of the
most Intelligent among the latter have been specially
trained gnncry instructors that in INIT alton Of tne
British Navy each of the ironcads has its gunncry
officer charged with the duty OF keeping the the
mark in their drill Foreign oincers who at different
lines visited the ironcad ec In the Bosrhorus have
been particularly struck with the apparent board
The general neatncss all round and the In which
ihe through their drill Their performance with
Tho heavy has been particularly praised and there
but little doubt that with practice they would
MAKE splendid artillersts something has been done
the way OF firing target sufficient at least to familiar
lac the with the the naval pro-
ectcs Of the present day and the Turk by good