Ottoman submarine Abdül Hamid
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The submarine Abdül Hamid (also Abdülhamid) was an early steam powered submarine built in the United Kingdom in 1880 at the Barrow Shipyard. It was bought and put in service by the Ottoman Navy and named after Sultan Abdülhamid II. It was also the first submarine in the world to fire a live torpedo underwater.[1]
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The Nordenfelt-class Ottoman submarine Abdül Hamid (1886) was the first submarine in history to fire a torpedo while submerged.[1] | |
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Ottoman Empire | |
Name | Abdül Hamid |
Namesake | Sultan Abdul Hamid II |
Launched | 6 September 1880 |
In service | 24 March 1881 |
Out of service | 1910 |
Fate | Scrapped 1910 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Nordenfelt |
Displacement | 100 tons |
Length | 30.5 m (100 ft) |
Beam | 6 m (20 ft) |
Propulsion | Coal-fired 250 hp Lamm steam engine |
Speed | |
Test depth | 160 ft (49 m) |
Armament |
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