SMS Goeben was built in 1909 as second Moltke-class battlecruiser for German Navy. Ship featured 11.1-inch main guns and 5.9-inch secondary guns. Designed with 6-inch armor protection and maximum speed of 28.4 knots. Carried 1,050-1,350 crew members during wartime
Born in Amasya in 1470 to II. Bayezid and Ayşe Hatun. Became sultan in Istanbul on April 24, 1512 at age 42. Governed Trabzon (1494-1510) and Semendire (1511)
Ottoman navy emerged after Constantinople's fall in 1453. Fleet reached peak in 1571 against Christian powers. Navy dominated Eastern Mediterranean until 19th century. By 1870, navy controlled Black Sea and Indian Ocean
SMS Goeben was Germany's second Moltke-class battlecruiser launched in 1911. Ship was 186.6 meters long with 28 cm main guns and 280 mm armor. Commissioned in 1912, formed German Mediterranean Division with Breslau