▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁from ▁Britain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s . ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁ships ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁ ▁batt les hips , ▁although ▁it ▁incorpor ated ▁several ▁significant ▁improvements . ▁They ▁carried ▁the ▁same ▁ ▁main ▁battery ▁guns ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁ships , ▁but ▁their ▁secondary ▁battery ▁consisted ▁of ▁ ▁guns , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁vessels ' ▁ ▁pieces . ▁The ▁first ▁ship , ▁Re ş adi ye , ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ; ▁she ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁commission ed ▁as ▁. ▁The ▁second ▁ship , ▁F ati h ▁Sultan ▁Me h med , ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁ordered ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁little ▁work ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁so ▁she ▁was ▁quickly ▁broken ▁up ▁for ▁sc rap . ▁ ▁Er in ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁Fle et ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁– ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁She ▁holds ▁the ▁dub ious ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁British ▁capital ▁ship ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁to ▁not ▁fire ▁its ▁main ▁battery . ▁The ▁vessel ▁served ▁briefly ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁The ▁N ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁but ▁her ▁career ▁was