By Tuncay Zorlu
ISBN-10: 1845116941
ISBN-13: 9781845116941
Ottoman naval know-how underwent a change less than the guideline of Sultan Selim III. New sorts of crusing warships comparable to - and three-decked galleons, frigates and corvettes started to dominate the Ottoman fleet, rendering the galley-type oared ships out of date. this era observed technological ideas reminiscent of the adoption of the systematic copper sheathing of the hulls and bottoms of Ottoman warships from 1792-93 onwards and the development of the 1st dry dock within the Golden Horn.
The altering face of the Ottoman army used to be facilitated via the impression of the British, Swedish and French in modernizing either the shipbuilding area and the behavior of naval war. via such measures as education Ottoman shipbuilders, heavy reliance on support from international powers gave option to a brand new trajectory of modernization. utilizing this proof, Zorlu argues that even though the Ottoman Empire was once an enormous and smooth self sufficient energy during this interval, a few technological dependence on Europe remained.
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A document of 1792–93 says that ocakl›k tel (wire obtained through the method of indirect taxation) was a bit thicker and of mediocre quality, while that of the traders was thin and of good quality. When the workers were asked what the reason for this difference was, they cited the low wages. 110 Sulphur (Kükürt) Sulphur was one of the chemical substances used in greasing ships. It was usually stored at the mahzen-i sürb. 113 In addition to the storage facilities at the naval arsenal,114 Cairo was one of the most important sources of oakum in the late eighteenth century.
Therefore, it was decided that the soil to be put in the ballast areas on ships should be cast and made from mines of local origin in order to prevent hazards and increase efficiency. Three hundred thousand vuk›yyes of ballast stone would be produced according to the samples sent to the above-mentioned places. Ballast made of helon would be prepared in three classes by the sample: 20, 31 and 40 vuk›yyes, at a price of five akçes per vuk›yye and 25 akçes for each 100 vuk›yyes. 121 The total cost and freight were planned to be 13,000 kurufl.
Because of negligence in previous years, Ottoman ships had constantly taken in water. Therefore, the Kaptan Pasha had 200 trained caulkers brought from Egypt. He had a large barracks constructed for them and supplied them with food and clothes. 116 Ballast (Safra) Ballast is a load of such materials as stone, sand and mine that is put into the bilges of sailing ships to provide balance. 118 It consisted of a layer of loose stones, called ‘shingle’, spread on the top of flat blocks of iron called ‘pigs’.
Innovation and Empire in Turkey: Sultan Selim III and the Modernisation of the Ottoman Navy by Tuncay Zorlu
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