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The Reference Desk => References & Research => Topic started by: besilarius on March 28, 2021, 02:02:31 PM

Title: Ottoman ships
Post by: besilarius on March 28, 2021, 02:02:31 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Matapan

For those with an interest in galley warfare, or the Ottoman empire, this may be useful.
At the. End of the article, there is a list of the ships involved in Matapan.
It gives the Ottoman ships names in both Turkish and english.  This information been has hard to come by for me.

Title: Re: Ottoman ships
Post by: mcguire on March 28, 2021, 06:07:18 PM

Ottoman ship names are weird.

Title: Re: Ottoman ships
Post by: bob48 on March 28, 2021, 06:09:47 PM

But probably not to an Ottoman, obviously  ;D

Title: Re: Ottoman ships
Post by: besilarius on March 29, 2021, 10:18:03 AM

Well, once when Napoleon was reviewing the troops, he turned to Talleyrand, "Isn't my army the greatest in the world?"
"Sire, you can do anything with bayonets, but sit on them."
I'm sure an Ottoman would agree.

Title: Re: Ottoman ships
Post by: Martok on March 29, 2021, 03:38:19 PM

besilarius, I think you might actually be able to out-do my brother when it comes to dry quips.  ;D