Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Büyük Gül Başlı' (1710)

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Büyük Gül Başlı
The Great Rose
Nominal Guns	66	NWF
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1710	NWF
First Commissioned	1717	NWF
How acquired	Purpose built	NWF
Shipyard	Unknown	NWF
Category	Third Rate	NWF
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NWF
Last known	1730	NWF

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1717700 NWF

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NWFVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Hilmi on Friday 29th of January 2021 16:54

The cannons put into the 55 zira galleon in 1708 were:

Lower Gun Deck: 26 Turkish 9-Okka Gun
Upper Gun Deck: 24 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Quarterdeck : 8 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Forecastle : 2 Turkish 9-Okka Gun

Broadside Weight = 198 Turkish Okka (253,99 kg.)

The ship's 700 soldiers and possible dimensions to carry these weapons:

Length of Gundeck : 49,65 m. (from formule)
Length of Keel : 41,69 m. (55 zira)
Breadth : 13,27 m. (17,5 zira)
Dept in Hold : 5,57 m. (From formule)
Bruthen : 1378 Tons BM.

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