. ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁class , ▁Re ş adi ye , ▁was ▁ordered ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Work ▁stopped ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁following ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁B alk an ▁War ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁probability ▁that ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁would ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁funds . ▁Work ▁res umed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁second ▁ship , ▁F ati h ▁Sultan ▁Me h med , ▁was ▁ordered ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁order ▁for ▁Vas ile fs ▁Konst ant inos ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁ordered ▁work ▁to ▁stop ▁in ▁late ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁t ensions ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ; ▁what ▁material ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁assemble d ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁on ▁the ▁s lip way ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁confusion ▁over ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁name ▁of ▁ships ▁that ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Re ş adi ye ▁class . ▁Some ▁sources ▁report ▁Re ş adi ye ▁and ▁Me h med ▁Re ş ad ▁V ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁different ▁ships ; ▁these ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁same ▁vessel , ▁ordered ▁originally ▁under ▁the ▁latter ▁name . ▁Similarly , ▁F ati h ▁Sultan ▁Me