Antalya-class torpedo boat
Country of origin
Italy
Italy
The Antalya-class torpedo boat was a series of seven torpedo boats operated by the Ottoman Navy. Ordered to modernize the Ottoman fleet, they were built in Italy in 1904 with a similar design to Italian torpedo boats and nearly identical to the Ottoman Akhisar-class torpedo boats built at the same shipyard. One ship in the class sank in a storm and one was sunk during the Italo-Turkish War.
During the war, two were scuttled, then salvaged and operated by the Hellenic Navy until 1916. During World War I, the torpedo boats were outdated but served in a variety of roles. One torpedo boat struck a mine and sank. The two Ottoman ships were interned in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, and later recommissioned into the subsequent Turkish Navy.
During the war, two were scuttled, then salvaged and operated by the Hellenic Navy until 1916. During World War I, the torpedo boats were outdated but served in a variety of roles. One torpedo boat struck a mine and sank. The two Ottoman ships were interned in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, and later recommissioned into the subsequent Turkish Navy.
