Tarihi Kadırga
Ottoman galley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarihi Kadırga (Turkish for "historical galley") is an Ottoman galley constructed in the late 16th or early 17th century for the use of Ottoman sultans on inshore waters.[1][2] She is the only surviving original galley in the world,[1][3] and has the world's oldest continuously maintained wooden hull.[2]
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Tarihi Kadırga at the Istanbul Naval Museum | |
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Name | Tarihi Kadırga |
Builder | Imperial shipyard |
Decommissioned | c. 1839 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Galley |
Length | 39.64 m (130.1 ft) |
Beam | 5.72 m (18.8 ft) |
Complement | 144 oarsmen |
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