TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zorlu,Tuncay
TI  - Innovation and empire in Turkey: Sultan Selim III and the modernisation of the Ottoman navy 
SN  - 1848857829
U1  - 623.825/1 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Turkey / Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanl��g� / History
KW  - Warships
KW  - Turkey
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Selim III, 1789-1807
KW  - fast
KW  - Naval history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Ottoman naval technology underwent a transformation under the rule of Sultan Selim III. New types of sailing warships such as two- and three-decked galleons, frigates and corvettes began to dominate the Ottoman fleet, rendering the galley-type oared ships obsolete. This period saw technological innovations such as the adoption of the systematic copper sheathing of the hulls and bottoms of Ottoman warships from 1792-93 onwards and the construction of the first dry dock in the Golden Horn. The changing face of the Ottoman Navy was facilitated by the influence of the British, Swedish and French in
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