Built in 1872 as a ferry under yard No 376 by R & H Green, Blackwall near London for Sirket-I Hayriye (Turkish Government) (Bosphorus SN Co.), Istanbul, Turkey.
Launched as BOSPHORUS No. 33.
Tonnage 230 gross, 137 net, dim. 48.7 x 6.1m.
She was built as a ferry for the service on the Bosphorus, as a small side propelled paddle wheel cargo and passenger vessel.
During the Turkish Independence War, her name was changed to NUSRET (the name means God’s help to victory), and used as a mine deploying vessel.
Captured on 07 January 1917 by the Russian submarine NARVAL, but recaptured by the Turkish ferry NEVESER on 10 January.
She was sunk by the Russian submarine NERPA on 12 January 1917 with the loss on nine lives. She was refloated and taken to Constantinople.
Fate unknown.
On Turkey 2000 275.000L sg?, scott?
(she is not the same NUSRET as depict on Turkey 1955 30k sg 1558, she was built much later)
Source: Mr. Andreas von Mach; John Guard; Ian Buxton; B. Langesiepen, The Otteman Steam Navy 1828 -1923.