Turkish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Cedid Akçaşehir' (1708)

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Cedid Akçaşehir
Akçaşarlı
Nominal Guns	52	ref:1668
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1708	ref:1668
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1668
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1668
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:1668
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NWF
Last known	1732	ref:1668

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck45.56Meters149′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth12.76Meters41′ 10″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.31Meters17′ 5″ Imperial
Burthen1.159Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1668
Length of Keel50Turkish Zirai37.9 (124′ 4″ Imperial)

Armament

1708Broadside Weight = 150 Turkish Okka (424.2 lbs 192.42 kg)ref:1668
Location Unknown26 Turkish 7-Okka Gun
Location Unknown20 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Location Unknown6 Turkish 3-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1718600There are 600 personnel in the 1718 expedition staff list. This number of soldiers was reduced to 500 for economic reasons.ref:1668

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1668 Thesis

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