Ottoman fleet organisation during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

This list includes fleet organisations of the Ottoman Navy during the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–78.

Contents 1 Dispositions in 1877 2 Fleet organisation in March 1877 3 Danube Squadron 4 Sources

Dispositions in 1877

In 1877, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy were disposed as follows:^[1]

Mediterranean Fleet

• 1st Fleet (Volos)
  • Mahmûdiye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Bursa, Resmo
• 2nd Fleet (Crete)
  • Azîziye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır, İclâliye, Libnan, Muzaffer, Edirne
• 3rd Fleet (Preveza)
  • Orhâniye, Muîn-i Zafer, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Sinop

Bosporus Fleet

• Mesûdiye, Osmâniye, Feth-i Bülend, Sürur, İzzeddin, Kandiye, Talia, Istanbul

Constantinople

• Avnillah, Necm-i Şevket, Selimiye, Hüdâvendigâr

Guard vessels

• Fethiye (Büyükdere), Şadiye (Golden Horn), Mansûre (Smyrna)

Under repair at Tersâne-i Âmire

• Tahir-i Bahri, Peyk-i Şevket, Kosova, Peyk-i Zafer, Ertuğrul, Hizber, Kandiye, Akadiye, Eser-i Nusret, İsmail, İskenderiye

Fleet organisation in March 1877

In March 1977, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:^[1]

Black Sea Fleet (Ferik Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha)

• Black Sea Ironclad Squadron (Liva Mustafa Pasha)
  • Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Orhaniye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Necm-i Şevket, Iclâliye, Feth-i Bülend, Muin-i Zafer, Avnillah
• Black Sea Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Ahmed Pasha)
  • Hüdavendigâr, Mubir-i Sürur, Sinop, Muzaffer, Izmir, Edirne, Asır, Ismail, Mecidiye

Mediterranean Fleet (Ferik Giritli Hüseyin Pasha)

• Mediterranean Ironclad Squadron (Milalay Faik Bey)
  • Mesudiye, Aziziye, Osmaniye, Mahmudiye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır
• Mediterranean Wooden Hulled Squadron (Liva Hasan Pasha)
  • Selimiye, Mansure, Utarit, Eser-i Cedîd, Sehir, Taif, Fevaid, Talia

Bosporus Squadron

• Fethiye, Izzeddin, Kandiye, Hanya, Medar-i Zafer, Âsâr-ı Nusret

Danube Squadron (Ferik Mehmet Arif Pasha)

• Lütf-ü Celîl, Hıfz-ür Rahman, Hizber, Seyfi, Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Böğürtlen, İşkodra, Podgoriçe, Akka, Varna, Şevket Nüma, Sultaniye, Mürvet-i Nusret, Mesir-i Bahri, Feyz-i Bahri, Serafeddin, Medar-i Tevfik, Kayseriye, Batum, Selânik, Mersin, Lütfiye, Pursut, Canik, Kılıç Ali

Ottoman Danube Steamship Company (İdare-i Nehriye)

• Hüseyin, Nüzhet, Arkadi, Islahat, Rusçuk, Aziziye, Seyyar, Lom, Vidin, Niş, Ziştovi, Sofya, Seyyar

Danube Squadron

In 1877, Danube Squadron of the Ottoman Navy was disposed as follows:^[1]

April 27, 1877

• Vidin
  • Varna, Ziştovi
• Lom
  • Rusçuk
• Rahova (present day: Oryahovo)
  • Podgoriçe
• Niğbolu (present day: Nikopol)
  • İşkodra, Böğürtlen
• Rusçuk (present day: Ruse)
  • Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Lom, Vidin, Niş
• Tutrakan
  • Hizber, Şevket Nüma, Semendire, Arkadi
• Silistre (present day: Silistra)
  • Kılıç Ali, Akka, Nüzhetiye, Şehbaz-i Bahri

July 10, 1877

• Vidin
  • Varna, Ziştovi
• Rahova
  • Podgoriçe
• Niğbolu
  • İşkodra, Böğürtlen
• Rusçuk
  • Hizber, Hayreddin, Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Niş, Şehbaz-i Bahri, Vidin
• Tutrakan
  • Şevket Nüma
• Silistre
  • Semendire, Feth-ül Islam, Arkadi, Akka, Kılıç Ali

Sources

Ottoman Navy Personnel Admirals · Fleet Commanders · Kapudan Pasha (list) Ships Sail navy: Ships-of-the-line · Frigates Steam navy: Major surface ships (battleships) · Mine warfare vessels · Patrol vessels · Non-combat vessels · World War I ships · Ships lost Fleet organisation (by conflict) Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) · Greco-Turkish War (1897) · Italo-Turkish War (1911–12) · Balkan Wars (1912–13) List of Ottoman naval treaties · List of Ottoman sieges and landings