Rodos Adası’nda Fırkateyne Rağbet

Abstract

The frigate was the most common type of ship constructed on Rhodes Island in the 19 th century. We know that these ships were generally constructed by the administrators of the region, which were necessary for the navy for Istanbul. The ships constructed for Istanbul had to be finished and sent in a certain period of time. For this reason, it was requested in the documents to complete the shipbuilding as soon as possible. Undoubtedly, the most important person involved in shipbuilding was the Mütesellim Murâbıtzâde Captain Hasan. The state trusted this person, who also carried out several duties with him, and he was very useful in the construction of galleons and frigates for the Mütesellim Yusuf Bey served at the state level after the Mütesellim Murâbıtzâde Captain Hasan, we also see that this person had successfully completed the construction of many frigates. These people, who were personally responsible for the construction of many ships in different periods, had the ships constructed for the army. In article, which we wrote using archival documents, how the change in ship technology was reflected in shipbuilding; with the help of the aid received from Istanbul, we tried to trace the archival documents, under which conditions the shipbuilding took place at the maximum capacity that could be done on the island of Rhodes, which was a large-scale island, and how the people had a significant economic power with this business capacity created on the island.