List of fleet commanders of the Ottoman Navy (original) (raw)

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List of Ottoman admirals

This list includes fleet commanders (Turkish: Donanma Komutanı) of the Ottoman Navy.[1]

On March 13, 1867, the title of Kapudan Pasha (list) was abolished, and the naval minister (Bahriye Nazırı) and the fleet commander (Donanma Komutanı) were instituted.[1]

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office
Ottoman Navy Fleet Commanders (1877–1920)
1 Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha Førslev, ChristianAdmiral**Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha**(1832–1903) 1877 1894 16–17 years
2 Hüseyin Pasha Pasha, HüseyinAdmiral**Hüseyin Pasha** 1894 1897 2–3 years
3 Hasan Rami Pasha Pasha, HasanAdmiral**Hasan Rami Pasha**(1842–1923) 1897 1908 10–11 years
4 Sir Douglas Gamble Gamble, DouglasFerik AdmiralSir Douglas Gamble(1856–1934) 1908 8 February 1910 1–2 years
5 Ford FordFordHead of the first British naval mission to the Ottoman Empire February 1910 April 1910 2 months
6 Hugh Pigot Williams Williams, HughLiva Amiral**Hugh Pigot Williams**(1858–1934)Head of the second British naval mission to the Ottoman Empire April 1910 December 1910 8 months
7 Cibalili Tahir Mehmed Bey Bey, CibaliliKalyon Kaptanı**Cibalili Tahir Mehmed Bey** 20 December 1910 24 July 1912 1 year, 217 days
8 Sermet Fazıl Bey Bey, SermetKalyon Kaptanı**Sermet Fazıl Bey** 24 July 1912 18 August 1912 25 days
9 Selanikli Ramiz Numan Bey Bey, SelanikliKalyon Kaptanı**Selanikli Ramiz Numan Bey** 19 November 1912 6 February 1913 171 days
(7) Cibalili Tahir Mehmed Bey Bey, CibaliliKalyon Kaptanı**Cibalili Tahir Mehmed Bey** 6 February 1913 14 November 1913 281 days
10 Arthur Limpus Limpus, ArthurLiva Amiral**Arthur Limpus**(1863–1931)Head of the third British naval mission to the Ottoman Empire. 14 November 1913 3 August 1914 262 days
11 Arif Ahmed Bey Bey, ArifFırkateyn Kaptanı**Arif Ahmed Bey** 3 August 1914 3 September 1914 31 days
12 Wilhelm Souchon Souchon, WilhelmAdmiral**Wilhelm Souchon**(1864–1946)Head of the German naval mission to the Ottoman Empire. 3 September 1914 24 August 1917 2 years, 355 days
13 Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz Rebeur, HubertAdmiral**Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz**(1863–1933) 24 August 1917 3 November 1918 1 year, 71 days
(11) Arif Ahmed Bey Bey, ArifLiva Amiral**Arif Ahmed Bey** 3 November 1918 22 April 1920 1 year, 171 days
Turkish Navy Fleet Commanders (1922–1924)
14 Hamdi Tevfik Bey Bey, HamdiLiva Amiral**Hamdi Tevfik Bey** 22 December 1922 23 January 1924 1 year, 32 days
15 Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan Kayacan, FuatFırkateyn Kaptanı**Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan**(1879–1963) 23 January 1924 11 May 1924 109 days
  1. ^ a b Bernd Langensiepen, Ahmet Güleryüz, The Ottoman Steam Navy, 1828-1923, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1995, ISBN 1-55750-659-0, p. 197.