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HMS Erin
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| =  [[1 August]] [[1911]]
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| =  27,500 tons normal<br>30,250 tons full load
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'''HMS ''Erin''''' was a [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]], a modified contemporary of the [[King George V class battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. She was originally named '''''Reshadiye''''', ordered for the navy of the [[Ottoman Empire]] but seized by the [[United Kingdom]] on the outbreak of [[World War I]].

==Background and construction==
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The war broke out before delivery during the trials. Even though the Turkish crew had arrived to collect her, the British Government took over the vessel for incorporation into the Royal Navy. At the same time the British also took over a second Turkish battleship, a unique vessel being built by [[Armstrong Whitworth|Armstrong]] 
-— the ''[[HMS Agincourt (1913)|Sultan Osman I]]'' which was renamed [[HMS Agincourt (1913)|HMS ''Agincourt'']]. Such an action was allowed for in the contracts, as then-First Lord of the Admiralty [[Winston Churchill#First Lord of the Admiralty|Winston Churchill]] did not want to risk the ships being used against the British, but it had consequences. 

The takeover caused considerable ill-feeling in Turkey, where public subscriptions had partially funded the ships. The battleships had cost £4 million pounds but the British refused the refund the payments. In that period, Ottoman government was in a financial deadlock and for the budget of these battleships, people's donations were asked. In taverns, cafes, schools, markets everybody donated some amount of money for the Ottoman Navy. To encourage this campaign, plentiful donations were awarded with a medal called "Navy Donation Medal".
 
This proved an important factor in turning Turkish public opinion against [[United Kingdom|Britain]], especially as the Turkish Navy had been pro-Britain -— the Army having been pro-German. It helped put Turkey (and its [[Ottoman Empire]]) into the war on the side of [[Germany]] and the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] against the [[Triple Entente]] of Britain, [[France]] and [[Russia]] ([[29 October]] [[1914]]). As an act of generosity to secure their allies, Germany made a gift to Turkey of the [[battlecruiser]] [[SMS Goeben|SMS ''Goeben'']] and of the [[light cruiser]] [[SMS Breslau|SMS ''Breslau'']].

==Seizure==
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''Erin'' joined the 2nd Battle squadron of the [[Grand Fleet]], and fought in the [[Battle of Jutland]]. She became flagship of the [[Nore]] Reserve in 1919 and was scrapped in 1922 to comply with the [[Washington Naval Treaty]].

[[Image:Resadiye.jpg|thumb|right|Sketches showing the transformation from ''Reshadiye'' to ''Erin'']]

==References==
* Conway's ''All the world's fighting ships 1906
&ndash;–1921''
* D. K. Brown, ''The Grand Fleet'', Chatham, 1999.

== External links ==
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/erin/hms_erin.htm Maritimequest HMS ''Erin'' Photo Gallery]

[[Category:Unique battleships|Erin]]
[[Category:Naval ships of the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Royal Navy battleships|Erin]]
[[Category:World War I battleships of the United Kingdom|Erin]]
[[Category:Battleships of the United Kingdom|Erin]]
[[Category:Barrow-built ships|Erin]]

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