Ottoman torpedo gunboat Peleng-i Derya

Peleng-i Derya in Southampton (1896)
History
Ottoman Empire
NamePeleng-i Derya
NamesakeTiger of the Sea
Ordered1887
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft A. G.
Laid down1889
Launched1890
Completed1890
In service1890
Out of service23 May 1915
FateTorpedoed and sunk 23 May 1915
General characteristics
Class & typePeleng-i Deryâ-class gunboat
Displacement980 tons
Length75.5 m (247 ft 8 in)
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Depth2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Installed power2 triple expansion engines
PropulsionDouble screw propellers
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Crew85
Armament
  • 2 x 120 mm QF K
  • 2 x 90 mm QF K
  • 3 x 75 mm QF K
  • 4 x 47 mm QF N
  • 3 x MG (1906)
  • 3 x TT 355 mm SK

Peleng-i Derya was an Ottoman gunboat that was torpedoed by HMS E11 in shallow water off Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 23 May 1915.

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