LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.2 Td4 / 4x4 / HSE / Facelift / Euro 5
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You had me at "The Sultan thought finances were something that happened to other people"
Max_Flashheart
I remember what was written in my school history (some 35 years ago at a Greek high school) about the naval part of the first Balkan war: "Greek navy led by the battleship (!) Georgios Averof won a superb victory at Limnos battle against the Ottoman navy lead by the battleships (!!) Mesudiye and Hamidiye". I remembered as a student to be really skeptical about the prospect of one battleship forcing two ones to retreat, even if Averof was a new ship. And then (35 yrs later) Drach informed us that Averof was a protected cruiser and the Ottoman ships were just disguised and modernized ironclads. Now this makes more sense... and thank you Drach for all these fascinating stories.
dimitriosvelessiotis
I clicked on this guide solely because it was about a ship from outside Western Europe, North America, or Japan. I was not disappointed! More ships from smaller powers, please!
Vinemaple
One of the most extensive reconstruction of an warship ever!
BHuang
The attempt to turn her into a small pre-dreadnought was really something.
(That said, Mesudiye, while also meaning happiness is mostly named after Sultan Mesud much like Hamidiye was named after Abdulhamid.)
gokbay
It's amazing how many ships the British built for foreign powers that were then used against them, including Mesudiye, Kongo and a few Argentinian ships.
Dave_Sisson
That's quite a transformation! Imagine trying to turn a wooden ship of the line into something like a cruiser
normtrooper
I love EVERY BIT of content from this era of shipbuilding. There is never enough of this! :-)
CastleBravo
The town of Holbrook in New South Wales was named after Lt. Norman Holbrook, the commander of the B-11. If you're ever on the highway between Sydney and Melbourne, I reccomend that you pay it a visit. Aside from having a very good submarine museum, it boasts a truly estimable pie shop.
notshapedforsportivetricks
OK, the correct pronunciation of Mesudiye is "Meh-soo-dee-yea". The last "yea" should be with a short ɛ sound, like in "bet, let".
senkronkaymasi
I suggest to talk Ottoman Ironclad Hamidiye, an interesting story of shipment and industry
HD-npeb
Russia's second pacific squadron gets all the publicity, but the Ottoman navy is often overlooked for pre-WW1 naval shenanigans. More please!
JohnSmith-ofgu
The story about the Mesudiye never receiving her 9.2-inch guns is often repeated be she actually did receive and use them in the Balkan Wars (notably in some bombardments). They were possibly removed at a later date due to extensive wear during their use in the Balkan Wars but the Mesudiye definitely received her main guns. Emir Yener (he has written several books about the Ottoman Navy (and several others), I suggest reading them if you have an interest in the topic) himself has confirmed this.
thecount
Honestly, the best thing Drach could do would be the battles on Lake Tanganyika during WWI. It's the sort of crazy ideas and weird ships that he'd love
warhistory
I love these Victorian era ships as everything is changing.
markrobinson
The Italians seem to be the masters at rebuilding a warship to comprehensively you'd be able to convince me it wasn't actually the same ship!
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