Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Nasir-i Bahri' (1748)

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Nasir-i Bahri
Nominal Guns	62	ref:817
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	29.1.1748	ref:817
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:817
Shipyard	Constantinople - Turkey	ref:817
Category	Third Rate	ref:817
National Rate	Kebir Kalyon (large galleon)	ref:817
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:817
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:817
Last known	1770	ref:817

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:817
Length of Keel51.5Turkish Zirai38.658 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck47.68Meters156′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth14.40Meters47′ 2″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.44Meters21′ 1″ Imperial
Burthen1521Tons BM

Armament

1748Broadside Weight = 304 Turkish Okka (859.712 lbs 389.9712 kg)ref:1667
Lower Gun Deck6 Turkish 1-Kantar Gun
Lower Gun Deck20 Turkish 9-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck26 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck8 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle2 Turkish 5-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1748650In the second half of the 18th century, Ottoman galleons of 51.5 zira served with 550, 575, 600 and 650 sailors on various dates. Ordinary wartime personnel 650.ref:1667

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1667 Digital Book

ref:817Yusuf Alperen Aydın, Book

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Posted by Hilmi on Monday 1st of February 2021 20:45

Possible dimensions of Nasir-i Bahri Galleon.

Length of Gundeck : 47,68 m. (from formule)
Length of Keel : 39,04 m. (51,5 zira)
Breadth : 14,40 m. (19 zira)
Dept in Hold : 5,53 m. (From formule)
Bruthen : 1521 Tons BM.

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