Turkish Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Mavi Arslan Başlı' (1717)

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Mavi Arslan Başlı
The Blue Lion
Nominal Guns	46	ref:1668
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1717	ref:1668
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1668
Category	Fifth Rate	ref:1668
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NWF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NWF
Last known	1734	ref:1668

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1667
Length of Gundeck40.03Meters131′ 3″ Imperial
Breadth11.75Meters38′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.84Meters15′ 10″ Imperial
Burthen855Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1668
Length of Keel43.5Turkish Zirai32.594 (106′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1717Broadside Weight = 89 Turkish Okka (251.692 lbs 114.1692 kg)ref:1667
Location Unknown24 Turkish 5-Okka Gun
Location Unknown18 Turkish 3-Okka Gun
Location Unknown4 Turkish 1-Okka Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1717400 NWF

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1717Battle of Imbros
19.7.1717Battle of Matapan

Notes on Ship

Armamentsref:1668

This amount of weapons is the amount of "43.5 zira" galleon cannons in the document dated 1708 showing the number of cannons in the "Tersane-i Amire".

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1668 Thesis

NWFVarious, Web Site

ref:1667 Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Hilmi on Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 11:24

Possible dimensions of Mavi Aslan Başlı Galleon.

Length of Gundeck : 40,03 m. (from formule)
Length of Keel : 32,97 m. (43,5 zira)
Breadth : 11,75 m. (15,5 zira)
Dept in Hold : 4,67 m. (From formule)
Bruthen : 855 Tons BM.

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