Ottoman corvette Ferahnüma

History
Ottoman Empire Navy EnsignOttoman Empire
NameFerahnüma
Namesake"Showing Happiness and Relief"[1]
OwnerOttoman Navy
BuilderHammâmîzâde Ahmed Pasha, Silistra[2]
Launched1792[2]
CapturedMarch 1807
NotesBy one report Ferahnüma was sent to the Ottoman Imperial Naval Arsenal due to its unsuitability for further employment. However, in 1810 a brig named Ferahnüma was listed among the Ottoman Navy's auxiliary fleet.[3] Whether the brig was the earlier Ferahnüma acquired after the British Royal Navy's disposal of her in 1809, or a different vessel, is an open question.
United Kingdom
NameFara Numa
Acquired21 March 1807 by capture
FateDisposed of in 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthenUnknown
Length37 Turkish Zirai[2](91 ft 11 in (28.0 m))
PropulsionSail
Sail planShip
Complement150 (Ottoman service)
Armament14 × 6-pounder + 2 × 18-pounder guns (Ottoman service)

Ferahnüma was an Ottoman corvette launched in 1792. The British Royal Navy captured her on 21 March at the Alexandria expedition of 1807.[4] The Royal Navy commissioned her under Commander Samuel Fowell in early 1808, and disposed of her in 1809, probably early in the year.[5] Commander Fowell assumed command of HMS Roman circa April 1809.[6]

Citations

  1. ^ Zorlu (2008), p. 115.
  2. ^ a b c Zorlu (2008), p. 102.
  3. ^ Zorlu (2008), p. 135.
  4. ^ "No. 16027". The London Gazette. 9 May 1807. p. 617.
  5. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 273.
  6. ^ Marshall (1833), p. 281.

References

  • Marshall, John (1833). "Nares, William Henry" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 4, part 1. London: Longman and company. p. 281.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
  • Zorlu, Tuncay (2008). Innovation and Empire in Turkey: Sultan Selim III and Modernisation of the Ottoman Navy. London and New York: I.B. Tauris Academic Series. ISBN 9781845116941.