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Innovation and Empire in Turkey, Sultan Selim III and the Modernisation of the Ottoman Navy
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| Added by: Alexandrov | Karma: 18.46 | Non-Fiction | 13 September 2010 |
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 Innovation and Empire in Turkey, Sultan Selim III and the Modernisation of the Ottoman Navy
Ottoman naval technology underwent a transformation under the rule of Sultan Selim III. New types of sailing warships such as two- and three-decked galleons, frigates and corvettes began to dominate the Ottoman fleet, rendering the galley-type oared ships obsolete. This period saw technological innovations such as the adoption of the systematic copper sheathing of the hulls and bottoms of Ottoman warships from 1792-93 onwards and the construction of the first dry dock in the Golden Horn.
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| Tags: Ottoman, Selim, Sultan, warships, systematic, Innovation |
