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[[George Thurston]]'s design for ''Reshadiye'' was based on contemporary British battleships of the [[King George V class battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]], but had a heavier secondary armament and accommodation differences, particularly [[Squat toilet|Turkish-style lavatories]]. The coal bunkerage and endurance were also less than British practice and the armour belt was shallower.


The war broke out before delivery during the trials. EveIn the final days before war broke out on 4though the Turkish crew had arrived to collect her August, the British Government took over the vessel for incorporation into the Royal Navy. , even though the Turkish crew had arrived to collect her.⏎
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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, asThese actions were technically illegal<ref>The Turkish ships were seized just before war actually broke out on August 4th, which in the absence of a war, which could have provided a "national interest" excuse, was illegal according both the Third Sea Lord Sir Archibald Moore and the Attorney-General. Fromkin 1989, pages 56-58</ref>, but 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, butand 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 theo 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 arewarded with a medal called "Navy Donation Medal".
 
This proved a 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. Hp far 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) is debateable. To capitalize on this, Germany made a gift to Turkey of the [[ba(contracted; show full)[[Category:World War I battleships of the United Kingdom]]
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