NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Aydin Reis			C A de St-Nazaire, Penhöet, France	1911	6/1912	6/1914	to Russia 9.1920-5/1921 (Луч Востока [Luch Vostoka]), TS 1925, survey vessel 1926
Preveze			C A de St-Nazaire, Penhöet, France	1911	1/1912	6/1914	TS 1915-1918, to Russia 9.1920-5/1921 (Восставший [Vosstavshiy]), stricken 1926
Sakiz			C A de St-Nazaire, Penhöet, France	1911	1912	6/1914	hulk 1930
Bürak Reis			C A de St-Nazaire, Penhöet, France	1911	5/1912	6/1914	survey vessel 1932

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	503
Displacement full, t
Length, m	54.5
Breadth, m	8.20
Draught, m	2.40
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 3 Scotch boilers
Power, h. p.	1025
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 100/45 M1897, 2 x 1 - 47/50 M1902
Complement	75

Standard scale images

Project history

Built in 1911-1912, but because of Balkan wars they were interned and arrived to Istanbul only 13.6.1914. In 1915 their speed was only 10kts.

Modernizations

1919, Aydin Reis, Preveze: - 2 x 1 - 100/45, 2 x 1 - 47/50; + 2 x 1 - 75/37 SK C/40 C/91

1919, Sakiz, Bürak Reis: disarmed

1924, Sakiz, Bürak Reis: + 2 x 1 - 47/50 M1902

Naval service

Bürak Reis 10.1.1915 was stricken by Russian mine at Bosporus, but was salvaged and later repaired. In September, 1920 served on Black sea Aydin Reis and Preveze in order to avoid capture by Antanta`s interventionists were presented by Atatürk`s Government to Government of the Soviet Russia. They were renamed respectively Luch Vostoka and Vosstavshiy and served under Russian flag till 11.5.1921, then were returned to Turkey. Aydin Reis and Bürak Reis served as survey vessels till 1954-1955.