▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Naval ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁scra pped ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 – 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Navy ▁had ▁l angu ished ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁dec ades ▁of ▁little ▁fund ing ▁for ▁new ▁ships , ▁poor ▁maintenance ▁of ▁existing ▁vessels , ▁and ▁no ▁serious ▁training ▁reg imen . ▁E ff ort s ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁fleet ▁had ▁occurred ▁in ▁fits ▁and ▁starts ▁during ▁the ▁period , ▁including ▁the ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁pre - d read n ought ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁reconst ruction ▁program ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁which ▁had ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁poor ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁fleet . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁began ▁to ▁seriously ▁look ▁for ▁war ships ▁to ▁purchase ▁from ▁foreign ▁ship build ers ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁growing ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Navy , ▁particularly ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁. ▁As ▁a ▁stop g ap ▁measure , ▁two ▁German ▁s , ▁Bar bar os ▁Hay red din ▁and ▁T urg ut ▁Re is , ▁were ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁then ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁newer ▁vessels ▁to ▁buy