Mecidiye was a protected cruiser of the Ottoman Empire that saw action during the Balkan Wars and World War I. It was ordered by the Ottoman Navy in 1900 to the United States shipbuilding company William Cramp & Sons. It was laid down in Philadelphia on 7 November 1901; launched on 25 July 1903; its sea trials began in October 1903; and it was commissioned on 19 December 1903. It weighed 3,485 tons ; was 102.4 metres (336 ft) long with a beam of 12.8 metres (42 ft) and a draught of 4.8 metres (16 ft); and was named after the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid.
Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye
Mecidiye in Odessa, 1915.
Mecidiye in Istanbul, 1932.
Greek submarine Delfin (1912)
Delfin was a submarine built for the Greek Navy in 1911. She served during the Balkan Wars, earning the distinction of being the first submarine in the world to conduct offensive patrols and launch a submerged torpedo attack against a warship.
A scale model of Delfin at the Athens War Museum
A torpedo being loaded into Xifias at Toulon