Ottoman torpedo gunboat Peleng-i Derya

Peleng-i Derya was an Ottoman Gunboat that was torpedoed by the HMS E11 in shallow water off Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 23 May 1915.[1]

Peleng-i Derya in Southampton (1896).
History
Name:	Peleng-i Derya
Namesake:	Tiger of the Sea
Owner:	Ottoman Navy
Ordered:	1887
Builder:	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft A. G.
Laid down:	1889
Launched:	1890
Completed:	1890
In service:	1890
Out of service:	23 May 1915
Fate:	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Class and type:	Peleng-i Deryâ class
Type:	Gunboat
Tonnage:	980 GRT
Length:	75.5 metres (247 ft 8 in)
Beam:	8.5 metres (27 ft 11 in)
Depth:	2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	2 triple expansion engines
Propulsion:	Double screw propellers
Speed:	18 knots
Crew:	85

Construction

Peleng-i Derya was laid down in 1889 and launched and completed the following year at the Schiffswerft Germania AG shipyard in Kiel, Germany as part of the Peleng-i Deryâ class alongside her sister ship Nimet. The ship was 75.5 metres (247 ft 8 in) long, had a beam of 8.5 metres (27 ft 11 in) and had a depth of 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in). She was assessed at 980 GRT and had 2 triple expansion engines driving two screw propellors. The ship could generate 4700 i.h.p. with a speed of 18 knots. She conducted her sea trials on 16 May 1896 and had an accidental boiler explosion on 22 May at Eckernförde, Germany.[1]

Early Career

Peleng-i Derya was bought by the Ottoman Navy in September 1896, but the six year old ship hadn't been equipped yet with any armaments. She was brought to a shipyard in Istanbul to be refitted with her armaments consisting of 2 x 120mm QF K, 2 x 90mm QF K, 3 x 75mm QF K, 4 x 47mm QF N, 3 x MG (1906) and 3 x TT 355mm SK. As time went on, her condition worsened and she was decommisioned in 1913 before returning to service at the start of the First World War in September 1914.[1]

Sinking

Peleng-i Derya was anchored in shallow water near Bakırköy Bay in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 23 May 1915 when the British submarine HMS E11 torpedoed her without warning. The ship capsized and sank with the loss of two crew.[2]

Wreck

The wreck of Peleng-i Derya was broken up in 1920 with some parts still being present to this day.[2]

References

1. "Peleng-i Derya (+1915)". wrecksite.eu. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. "PELENG-İ DERYA torpedo gunboats (1896)". navypedia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2020.