Barbaros Hayreddin
Sunk
Imperial German Navy, then Ottoman Navy
| Type | Pre-dreadnought battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Brandenburg |
| Wars | First Balkan War, First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 28 cm (11 in) MRK L/40 caliber guns |
Service
| 1894–1910 | Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm | |
| from 1910 | Barbaros Hayreddin Bought by the Ottoman Empire |
The German Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, bought in 1910. Ottoman flagship at Elli and Lemnos, where she took more than 20 hits. Sunk by the British submarine E11 in the Sea of Marmara in 1915.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 28 cm (11 in) MRK L/40 caliber guns
- 2 × 28 cm (11 in) MRK L/35 caliber guns
- 8 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/35 guns
- 8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 naval guns
- 6 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 400 mm (15.7 in)
- Barbettes: 300 mm (11.8 in)
- Deck: 60 mm (2.4 in)
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
|---|---|
| Laid down | March 1890 |
| Launched | 30 June 1891 |
| Commissioned | 29 April 1894 |
| Displacement | Normal: 10,013 t (9,855 long tons) Full load: 10,670 t (10,500 long tons) |
| Length | 115.7 m (379 ft 7 in) loa |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 38 officers 530 enlisted men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
30 June 1891
Battle of Elli
Survived
16 December 1912 · First Balkan War
Ottoman flagship; 7 killed
Battle of Lemnos
Damaged
18 January 1913 · First Balkan War
More than 20 hits; 32 killed
8 August 1915 · First World War