Ottoman fleet organisation during the Balkan Wars

This list includes fleet organisations of the Ottoman Navy during the Balkan Wars.

Dispositions on October 10, 1912

On October 10, 1912, the naval ships of the Ottoman Navy was disposed as follows:

Haydarpaşa, Constantinople (present day: Istanbul)

• Barbaros Hayreddin, Turgut Reis, Mecidiye

Golden Horn (shipyard), Constantinople

• Gayret-i Vatâniye, Berk Efşan, Peleng-i Derya, Berk-i Satvet, Draç, Nur-ül Bahir

Golden Horn, Constantinople

• İclâliye, Basra

Dolmabahçe, Constantinople

• Ertğrul

Kabataş, Constantinople

• Istanbul (tug)

Arnavutköy, Constantinople

• Söğütlü

Bosporus-Büyükdere, Constantinople

• Yâdigâr-ı Millet, Muâvenet-i Millîye, Nümûne-i Hamiyet, Samsun, Taşoz, Sivrihisar, Demirhisar, Musul, Kütahya, Zuhâf, Nevşehir, Tîr-i Müjgan

Sinop

• Hamidiye

Çanakkale

• Mesudiye, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Yarhisar, Hamidabad, Akhisar

Preveza

• Antalya, Tokad, No. 9, No. 11

Salonika (present day: Thessaloniki)

• Feth-i Bülend, Fuad

Smyrna (present day: İzmir)

• Muin-i Zafer, Yunus, Timsah, İzzeddin, Trabzon

Suez

• Peyk-i Şevket, Beyrut, Malatya, Taşköprü, Yozgat

Fleet organisation on October 16, 1912

On October 16, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

• Bosporus Fleet (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Tahir Bey)
  • Barbaros Hayreddin (Korvet Kaptanı Enver Hakkı Efendi), Turgut Reis (Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Ahmer Efendi), Muâvenet-i Millîye (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Galatalı Ali Bey), Yâdigâr-ı Millet (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Fahri Cemal Bey), Nümûne-i Hamiyet (Korvet Kaptanı Hamdi Mahmud Bey), Samsun (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Osman İzzet Bey), Basra (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Cemal Ali Bey), Taşoz, Musul, Akhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Zuhaf, Nevşehir
• Derdanelles Fleet (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı Tevfik Bey)　
  • Mesudiye (Korvet Kaptanı Tevfik Bey), Âsâr-ı Tevfik (Korvet Kaptanı Mehmed Emin Bey), Hamidabad
• Black Sea Headquarters (Commandr: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey)
  • Hamidiye (Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey), Mecidiye (Korvet Kaptanı Arif Nebil Bey)
• Tersâne-i Âmire
  • Berk-i Satvet, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Yarhisar, Berk Efşan, Kütahya, Draç, Demirhisar

Fleet organisation on December 19, 1912

On December 19, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

• Armoured Warship Division (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Ramiz Bey)
  • Barbasos Hayreddin, Turgut Reis, Mesudiye, Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Demirhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Hamidabad
• 1st Destroyer Division (Commander: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey)
  • Berk-i Satvet, Yâdigâr-ı Millet, Muâvenet-i Millîye, Taşoz, Basra
• 2nd Destroyer Division (Commander: Yüzbaşı Hakkı Eşref Efendi)
  • Mecidiye, Nümûne-i Hamiyet, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Yarhisar
• 3rd Division (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Bey)
  • Tîr-i Müjgan (workshop ship), İntibâh (salvage tug), Reşid Paşa (hospital ship), Samsun, Akhisar, Samsun (tug)

Fleet organisation on December 20, 1912

On December 20, 1912, the Ottoman Navy was structured as follows:

• Armoured Warship Division (Commander: Kalyon Kaptanı Ramiz Bey)
  • Barbasos Hayreddin, Turgut Reis, Mesudiye, Demirhisar, Sultanhisar, Sivrihisar, Hamidabad, Reşid Paşa (hospital ship)
• 1st Destroyer Division (Commander: Birinci Sınıf Yüzbaşı Hüseyin Rauf Bey)
  • Mecidiye, Muâvenet-i Millîye, Gayret-i Vatâniye, Nümûne-i Hamiyet
• 2nd Destroyer Division (Commander: Yüzbaşı Hakkı Eşref Efendi)
  • Berk-i Satvet, Taşoz, Yarhisar, Basra
• 3rd Division (Commander: Korvet Kaptanı İsmail Bey)
  • Âsâr-ı Tevfik, Samsun, Tîr-i Müjgan (workshop ship), İntibâh (salvage tug), Samsun (tug)