TURKS WANT BRITISH ADMIRAL
Hamdi, who represents Constantinople in the National Assembly, is proceeding to London in order to obtain the assistance of a British admiral for tho reorganisation of the Turkish Fleet. Before the war the Turkish navy was being rehabilitated by British experts. As early os 1909 Admiral Gamble, had undertaken the reorganisation of the Ottoman Fleet. When the war broke out two Turkish battleships were being constructed by British firms. . These were commandeered by the British Government in August, 1914.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12185, 9 July 1925, Page 9
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83TURKS WANT BRITISH ADMIRAL New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12185, 9 July 1925, Page 9
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