Ottoman fleet organisation during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
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This list includes fleet organisations of the Ottoman Navy
Ottoman Navy
The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology.- Pre-Ottoman:...

 during the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–78.

Dispositions in 1877

In 1877, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy were disposed as follows:

Mediterranean Fleet
  • 1st Fleet (Volos
    Volos
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    )
    • Mahmûdiye, Âsâr-ı Şevket, Bursa, Resmo
  • 2nd Fleet (Crete
    Crete
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    )
    • Azîziye, Mukaddeme-i Hayır, İclâliye, Libnan, Muzaffer, Edirne
  • 3rd Fleet (Preveza
    Preveza
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    )
    • 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
    Golden Horn
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    ), 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:

Black Sea Fleet (Ferik
Ferik (rank)
Ferik was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Major General or Lieutenant General . It was superior to a Mirliva and junior to a Birinci Ferik .The title of Ferik was abolished with Act No...

 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
    Colonel
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     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:

April 27, 1877
  • Vidin
    Vidin
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    • Varna, Ziştovi
  • Lom
    • Rusçuk
  • Rahova (present day: Oryahovo
    Oryahovo
    Oryahovo is a port city in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is located in a hilly country on the right bank of the Danube, just east of the mouth of the river Ogosta, a few more kilometres downstream from where the Jiu flows into the Danube on Romanian territory. The town is...

    )
    • Podgoriçe
  • Niğbolu (present day: Nikopol
    Nikopol, Bulgaria
    Nikopol is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley...

    )
    • İşkodra, Böğürtlen
  • Rusçuk (present day: Ruse)
    • Aziziye, Seyyar, Sofya, Islahat, Lom, Vidin, Niş
  • Tutrakan
    Tutrakan
    Tutrakan is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of the homonymous municipality, part of Silistra Province. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian town of Olteniţa , in the very west of Southern Dobruja, 58 km east of Rousse and 62 km...

    • Hizber, Şevket Nüma, Semendire, Arkadi
  • Silistre (present day: Silistra
    Silistra
    Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...

    )
    • 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
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