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Hamidiye was an Ottoman cruiser that saw extensive action during the Balkan Wars and World War I. Initially named Abdül Hamid, it was ordered by the Ottoman

Hamidiye may refer to: Hamidiye (cavalry), irregular Ottoman cavalry units established in 1890 Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye, a warship of the Balkan wars

Protected cruisers Hamidiye (Abdul Hamid) (1903) - BU 1947 Mecidiye (1903) - captured by Russian 1915, restored 1918, BU 1948 Light cruisers Midilli (ex-German

and Balkan Wars he was known as the Hero of Hamidiye for his exploits as captain of the eponymous cruiser. Orbay briefly served as Minister of Navy in

maritime action between four Bulgarian torpedo boats and the Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye in the Black Sea. It took place on 21 November 1912 at 32 miles off

her sister Kagul twice encountered Breslau and the Ottoman protected cruiser Hamidiye, also spelled Hamidieh, but the Ottoman ships escaped both times without

The heavy cruiser was designed for long range, high speed, and heavy calibre naval guns. The first heavy cruisers were built in 1915, although it only

withdrawal of Hamidiye and the protected cruiser Mecidiye, which had been sent to bombard Odessa. Strong currents, however, forced the cruisers 15 miles (24 km)

Selim at Stenia, Constantinople Peyk-i Şevket Mecidiye (Salonika, 1911) Hamidiye (1913) Regia Marina Italiana RN Libia Midilli (Constantinople, 1914). Antalya

Russians in early 1915, including an operation in concert with the cruiser Hamidiye in January, during which they inadvertently came into contact with