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HMS Erin (1913)
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When Germany violated Belgian territory, Great Britain was compelled to declare war on 4 August 1914 and both battleships were taken over by the Royal Navy. This act caused significant outcry in Turkey and was instrumental in the decision of the Ottoman Empire to ally with Germany in October 1914.

== Service ==
[[Image:Resadiye.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches showing the transformation from ''Reshadiye'' to ''Erin''
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''Reshadiye'' was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS ''Erin'', and ''Sultan Osman I'' became [[HMS Agincourt (1913)|HMS ''Agincourt'']].

''Erin'' joined the [[2nd Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)|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]].

==Notes==
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== References ==
* Conway's ''All the world's fighting ships 1906–1921''
* D. K. Brown, ''The Grand Fleet'', Chatham, 1999.
* David Fromkin, "A Peace to End All Peace". Penguin Books, Harmondsworth , Middlesex UK, 1989. ISBN 0 14 015445 0

==See also==
{{Commonscat|HMS Erin}}

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

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