A synopsis of the ships involved in the fight, taken from
Battleships of World War I, by Antony Preston (1972).
![[Goeben]](yavuz1.gif)
The Goeben was a German battlecruiser of the Moltke class, 'acquired' by the Turkish fleet in 1914. She would prove the longest-lived of the capital ships of the First World War, remaining in service until scrapped in 1971.
| Guns: | 10 x 11-inch, 12 x 5.9-inch, 8 x 3.4-inch | Torpedoes: | 4 x 19.7-inch | Armour: | 10 1/2"-3 3/4" belt, 8" turret, 8" conning tower, 3"-1" deck | Speed: | 25 knots |
![[Evstafii]](ioann.gif)
Evstafii and Ioann Zlatoust were the two "Evstafii" class sisters, laid down in 1903, prior to the start of the Russo-Japanese war. Both were broken up in the early 1920's by the Soviet government.
| Guns: | 4 x 12-inch, 4 x 8-inch, 12 x 6-inch, 14 x 3-inch | Torpedoes: | 3 x 18-inch | Armour: | 9"-6" belt, 10" turret, 3"-1 1/2" deck | Speed: | 16 knots |
![[Rostislav]](rostlav.gif)
The battleship Rostislav, laid down in 1894, is notable for being the first oil-fired battleship in the world. She was scrapped in 1922.
| Guns: | 4 x 10-inch, 8 x 6-inch | Torpedoes: | 2 x 18-inch | Armour: | 16.4"-12.5" belt, 10" turret, 3"-2" deck | Speed: | 16 knots |
![[Rostislav]](pant.gif)
Panteleimon is much better known as the centre-piece of the "Potemkin" mutiny - she was the former Kniaz Potemkin Tavrichevsky. After the overthrow of the Tsar, she was again called the Potemkin, and the film of the same name was made on board her in 1921-1923. She was broken up by 1924.
| Guns: | 4 x 12-inch, 16 x 6-inch, 14 x 3-inch | Torpedoes: | 5 x 18-inch | Armour: | 9"-6" belt, 10" turret, 3"-2 1/2" deck | Speed: | 16 knots |
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