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To: drbuzzard
Turkey actually had one of the larger navies in Europe before World War I. That was before they decided to back the wrong horse.
4 posted on 05/08/2012 9:44:11 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

Maybe Turkey is thinking about putting the band back together.


5 posted on 05/08/2012 9:46:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: Vigilanteman

During WWI, the Ottoman Empire’s fleet was mostly obsolete (pre-dreadnaught) and not very seaworthy.

The most effective units were a couple of German ships, the SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau. Both were transferred to the Ottoman Empire Navy, the Goeben became the Yavuz Sultan Selim, and the Breslau became the Midilli. The Germans donned Turkish uniforms and fezzes and continued to crew them.

The Ottoman Empire DID have some very brave and clever fellows working the minelayers in the Bosporus and they actually bagged some battleships by clever mine placement...


8 posted on 05/08/2012 10:27:51 AM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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