YAVUZ (ex-German Goeben) (Blom & Voss, March 28, 1911)

Displacement: 23,100 tons (standard) Complement: 1300 (as Flagship) Length: 610,3 ft (w.l.) Beam: 96 ft 10 in Draught: 26 ft 11 in (max. load) Guns: 10 - 11 in. 50 cal. 10 - 5.9 in. 45 cal 8 - 3.5 inch AA 12 - 40 mm AA 4 MG Torpedo tubes 19.7 in Anti-Torp. Pro. : 2"-1" deep H.T. Steel B.H., between extreme barbettes: Minute internal subdivision. Machinery: Parsons turbine, 4 shafts, direct drive. Boilers: 24 Schulz-Thornycroft (German "Marine Type.") Designed H.P. : nominaly 52,000 = 25.5 kts. (21 kts. now best speed). Coal: normal about 1,000 tons; maximum 3,050 tons + 200 tons oil. Armour: (Krupp) 10.5" Belt (amidships) tapers to 6" at top and 5" below 3.75" Belt (bow and stern) 9"- 8" Barbettes 8" Gunhouses 5" Battery 10" Fore C.T., 3" roof 8" - 3" Double com. tube 8" After C.T. 6" - 3" Com. tube 3" - 1" Decks

General notes: laid down, August, 1909, by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, under 1909 German Navy Programme, as a sister to German Moltke. Completed, July, 1912. Transfered to the Turkish Navy in 1914, and during the war was twice mined, striking 5 mines in all. A contract was signed in Dec. , 1926, with the Chantiers de St. Nazaire, for the repair and refit of this battle-cruiser at Ismid; the work was considerably delayed owing to a floating dock proving unequal to her weight, and completion, was not reached till 1930. She was again refitted in 1938. Mainmast was removed in 1941 to provide space for AA fire control.