▁Gree ks ▁to ▁order ▁a ▁second ▁batt les hip , ▁Vas ile fs ▁Konst ant inos , ▁which ▁required ▁a ▁third ▁Ott oman ▁batt les hip ▁to ▁be ▁ordered ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Re ş adi ye - class ▁ship , ▁F ati h ▁Sultan ▁Me h med . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁Re ş adi ye ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁contemporary ▁British ▁, ▁with ▁some ▁improvements ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁subsequent ▁ ▁then ▁under ▁construction . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁ships , ▁the ▁Re ş adi yes ▁carried ▁their ▁amid ships ▁main ▁battery ▁tur ret ▁one ▁deck ▁higher , ▁which ▁improved ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁fired ▁in ▁heav ier ▁se as . ▁They ▁also ▁carried ▁a ▁heav ier ▁secondary ▁battery , ▁composed ▁of ▁ ▁guns ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁class . ▁The ▁h ull ▁was ▁shorter ▁and ▁wider ▁than ▁the ▁British ▁ships , ▁which ▁improved ▁her ▁turning ▁radius , ▁but ▁the ▁lower ▁disp lacement ▁forced ▁comprom ises ▁in ▁arm or ▁protection ▁and ▁coal ▁capacity . ▁ ▁General ▁characteristics ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁The ▁Re ş adi ye ▁design ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁between ▁per pend icular s ▁and ▁ ▁long ▁overall . ▁The ▁ships ▁had ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁a ▁designed ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁. ▁In ▁service , ▁Er in ▁disp la ced ▁ ▁normally ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁at ▁full ▁load . ▁Er in ▁was ▁completed ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁tri pod ▁m ast ▁at op ▁the ▁con