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buildings, including a mosque, fountains, a hospital, and a prison, all clustered in the Golden Horn". Nevertheless, the 17th century saw decline: in 1601 the shipyard had 3524 employees but this number steadily fell, reaching 726 in 1700. During this period an increasing amount of work was done by other shipyards. This was facilitated by the fact that galleys, which formed the bulk of the Ottoman navy until the late 17th century, could be built by any skilled shipwright, and that consequently they were frequently built in the provinces at coastal or river sites, and only brought to the Imperial Arsenal for outfitting.
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By the mid-17th century, the number of docks had risen to 140. At its peak in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Imperial Arsenal was a major industrial concern, "with dry docks, shipyards, storehouses, a spinning mill for making cordage, and iron foundries (for making anchors), supplemented by public
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built a small stone storehouse, with a flat, lead-covered roof, behind each dock, for the storing of the ship's gear and shipbuilding materials. He also walled off the arsenal grounds from their landward side to conceal its activity from prying eyes. In addition, during this period the arsenal
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system. Special accounts were kept for wood (vital in all aspects of shipbuilding) and also for slaves and convicts (who were treated as a resource; either working in the shipyard or oarsmen on the ships). Many materials were bought in from other parts of the empire; rope from
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was the chief fiscal officer, and hence the most important official; his staff kept the inventories and records of all the Arsenal establishments and was responsible for expenditure. There was also an additional record office with a
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were built to facilitate maintenance of warships during winter. By 1515, with 160 docks constructed, the Galata arsenal had surpassed Gallipoli, and the main Ottoman naval base was moved there. In the 1526 map of
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contained a storehouse for oars, the "store of the seventy captains" housing equipment for 70 ships and seven other storehouses, the offices (
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The Imperial Arsenal was under the direct supervision of the Kapudan Pasha, and its administration was headed by three officials: the
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of the Arsenal, and superintendents of the registers. Directors were typically assigned for two years, and were well paid, at 5000
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In 1838, under the auspices of the American Foster Rhodes, the Imperial Arsenal produced its first steamship. By the reign of
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from the 16th century to the end of the Empire. It was located on the
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was built in 1797–1800, a second in 1821–25, and a third in 1857–70.
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were allocated by the treasury. In addition to shipyards, covered
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The facilities are still in use today and go by the common name "
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Imperial Arsenal (Ottoman Empire)
Golden Horn
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire

Pera
Imperial Arsenal is located in Istanbul Fatih
41°02′01″N 28°57′27″E / 41.03361°N 28.95750°E / 41.03361; 28.95750
Ottoman Navy
Haliç Tersaneleri
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Empire
Golden Horn
Istanbul
a series
Military of the
Ottoman Empire
Coat of Arms of the Ottoman Empire
Classical army
Kapıkulu
Janissaries
Six Divisions of Cavalry
Sipahi
Voynuks
Yamaks
Dervendjis
Sekban
Seymen
Seimeni
Akinji

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