h med ▁is ▁sometimes ▁listed ▁as ▁F at ik ▁or ▁F ati h . ▁Another ▁ship , ▁Res had - i ▁Hamm iss , ▁is ▁sometimes ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁ordered ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁cancel led ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁though ▁according ▁to ▁Ber nd ▁Lang ens ie pen ▁and ▁Ah met ▁G ül ery ü z ▁in ▁their ▁author itative ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Ste am ▁Navy , ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁initially ▁only ▁had ▁ordered ▁one ▁vessel . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁post pon ed ▁delivery ▁of ▁Re ş adi ye ▁and ▁Sultan ▁Os man - ı ▁Ev vel ▁as ▁t ensions ▁fla red ▁in ▁Europe ▁following ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Arch du ke ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June . ▁This ▁action ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁protest ▁by ▁D jem al ▁P asha , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁naval ▁minister , ▁via ▁France , ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁ships ' ▁delivery . ▁A ▁transport ▁ship ▁carrying ▁cre ws ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁batt les hips ▁depart ed ▁Constantin ople ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁re called ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁after ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁dread n ought s ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁delivered . ▁The ▁First ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty , ▁W inst on ▁Church ill , ▁ordered ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁to ▁det ain ▁the ▁two ▁ships ▁on ▁ 2