Hamidiye
Survived
| Type | Protected cruiser |
|---|---|
| Wars | First Balkan War, First World War |
| Main guns | 2 × 150mm QF L/45 guns |
Built at Elswick. Torpedoed off Cape Kaliakra in November 1912 but reached port. Repaired, she slipped through the Greek blockade in January 1913 and raided for months, ending the war in the Red Sea. In 1914 she shelled Feodosia in the raid that brought the Ottoman Empire into the First World War. Later a training ship until 1947.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × 150mm QF L/45 guns
- 8 × 120mm QF L/45 guns
- (150mm/45 & 4.7"/45 guns replaced after WW1 by 5 x 15 cm SK L/35 guns)
- 6 × 47mm QF L/50 guns
- 6 × 37mm QF guns
- 2 × 457mm torpedo tubes
- 70 × mines
| Builder | Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd., Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Laid down | April 1902 |
| Launched | 25 September 1903 |
| Commissioned | April 1904 |
| Displacement | 3,904 tons (normal) |
| Length | 112 m (367 ft) (LOA) 103.6 m (340 ft) (LPP) |
| Speed | 22.2 knots (full speed in trials) 16 knots (normal cruising speed) |
| Complement | 400 (1904) 355 (1915) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 September 1903
Battle of Kaliakra
Damaged
21 November 1912 · First Balkan War
Torpedoed in the starboard bow
Hamidiye at Syros
Survived
15 January 1913 · First Balkan War
Black Sea raid
Survived
29 October 1914 · First World War
Shelled Feodosia and Yalta
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, 10 September 1964