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Turkish Battlecruiser CGT Yavuz

Turkish Battlecruiser CGT Yavuz

CGT Yavuz was a German Moltke -class battlecruiser launched in 1911 as SMS Goeben. Operating in the Mediterranean at the start of World War One, she bombarded French targets before making her way to Constantinople. She was transferred to the Ottoman Navy on 16 August 1914, being renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim. During a sorte in January 1918, Yavuz sank the British monitors HMS Raglan and M28, but was later badly damaged when she hit three mines.

In 1936 she was renamed CGT Yavuz. Decommissioned in 1950, Yavuz was scrapped in 1973.

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SMS Goeben

TCG Yavuz Sultan Selim

External Detail

Admiral’s Cabin

Casement Gun Detail

X Turret Detail

Internal Detail