Talk:Ottoman submarine Abdül Hamid

Steam-Powered Submarine a Success?
I have edited the language in this article to be a little less sycophantic toward Hamid. That said, I have assumed that the Nordenfelt design was not a success, at least as far as a functional submarine is concerned. Sadly all my information comes from second-hand sources, such as this article:

"After George William Littler Garrett's 'success' with the first steam powered submarine, the Resurgam, in 1879, he was commissioned by the Turkish government to build two steam-powered submarines in 1886. They were built and shipped in sections to Constantinople where they were reassembled. The first one sank almost immediately after being launched and strangely enough they could not find another crew to pilot either vessel. They remained dry-dock until 1914 when they were blown up by the German army to prevent them from becoming a public safety hazard."

If I can find any documented evidence of the success or failure of the Nordenfelt design I will certainly add it. Xenomorph erotica (talk) 12:08, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Citation takes you to advert
"www.submarineheritage.com" actually redirects to a Japanese-language Cialis advertisement. Jperrylsu (talk) 23:22, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

35mm machine gun
I suspicion that the reference in the article to a 35mm machine gun is incorrect. Cannons start at 20mm, 35mm would be a cannon for sure. Not knowing what is/was intended, I have not attempted to revise the article. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.131.164.163 (talk) 00:38, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

"Abdül Hamid" or "Abdul Hamid"
My Turkish isn't up to much (or up to anything, really), but we have both "Abdül" and "Abdul" in this article. Would some kind person please adjudicate? Thanks. Herbgold (talk) 16:44, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I will try. Correct version is Abdül, but for obvious reasons Abdul is rather common in English pages.Murat (talk) 18:09, 1 September 2021 (UTC)