G-31 The ship was built in 1898 in Copenhagen, Denmark, for salvage purposes. During the Ottoman Empire, it served around the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus. The name of the ship, which was seized by the Ottoman Government due to the First World War, was changed to Alemdar. The ship is 49.475m long, 7.95m wide, has a tonnage of 363 GRT-192 NET and has a double boiler. The speed of the ship, whose engine power is 750 HP, is twelve knots per hour. The patriots, who knew that he needed weapons and ammunition, kidnapped Alemdar from the Bosphorus and brought him to Ereğli on January 23, 1921-January 24, 1921, where they joined the ‘Kuvayi Milliye’ force. However, after a tip-off, the French gunboat seized the ship in Amasra. However, as a result of the brawl on the ship, the French soldiers were neutralized and the ship was brought back to Kdz.Ereğli. The French gunboat was defeated with the support of the citizens who sailed here in boats; In return for the release of the 5 soldiers who were taken prisoner, a guarantee was obtained from the French that the Turkish ships navigating in the Black Sea would not be touched. During the War of Independence, the Alemdar Ship, which served as a watchdog for ships carrying war supplies from Russia and received the title of Gazi, was taken out of service in 1959; The ship, which was dismantled in 1982, was built in the same dimensions as the original in 2007 and opened as a museum on 08.08.2008. Materials such as information boards and objects related to the War of Independence and maritime materials are exhibited on the ship.

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CULTURAL HERİTAGE
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Cultural
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Touristic
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National