Turkish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Şeşpa-yi Bahri' (1780)

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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Şeşpa-yi Bahri
Nominal Guns	50	ref:1669
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1780	ref:1669
Shipyard	Sinop	ref:1669
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:1669
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	12.1788	ref:1669

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck40.25Meters132′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth12.13Meters39′ 9″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.31Meters17′ 5″ Imperial
Burthen911Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1669
Length of Keel43.5Turkish Zirai32.594 (106′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1780Broadside Weight = 86.5 Turkish Okka (244.622 lbs 110.9622 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck22 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck16 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck6 Turkish 1.5-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 3-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1788400In 1718, the 43,5 zira galleons, sent to the Mediterranean Campaign, had 400 personnel. The staff size of galleons of this size (43.5 zira) was 400 sailors during the entire 18th century.ref:1667

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:1669 Book

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