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Reflecting a special interest of our founder, the Museum has a
huge range of Marine exhibits. Full size vessels like the steam
tug Liman 2 or the characterful Turkish 'Taka', a unique set of
Bosphorus rowing boats, and a fine and extensive collection of models
from rowing boats to ocean liners set the scene: these are complemented
by hundreds of nautical artefacts from basic ships' equipment -
anchors, telegraphs, binnacles, blocks & tackles - to superb and
decorative navigation instruments like sextants, octants, hourglasses
and bearing indicators.
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Submarine 'TCG Uluçalireis'
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 This
vessel was originally built as the BALAO/TENCH-class US Navy Submarine
USS THORNBACK (SS-418) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, USA in 1944:
it is more than 93m long, and displaces more than 2,400 tons. The
boat saw service in the Second World War against the Japanese before
being decommissioned and placed in the US Navy Reserve fleet in
1946. In the early 1950s USS THORNBACK was modernised to GUPPY IIa
specification and re-entered service in 1953. She was transferred
to the Turkish Navy on 2nd July 1971, and immediately renamed TCG
Uluçalireis with pennant number S-338. She then gave thirty years
of valuable service to the Republic of Turkey before being finally
transferred to the care of this Museum in 2001.
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Tekel 15
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Turkish 'Taka' is a much-loved institution, and only a handful remain.
Wooden hulled, sturdy, and built for local cargo duties, the colourful
Taka was a familiar sight in the waters around Istanbul. This particular
example worked for the State Liquor Monopoly, Tekel and was built
in the Black Sea region in the immediate post-war years.
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Tugboat "Liman II"
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Liman 2 was built in Holland in 1935, and served the Port of Istanbul
continuously until 1990, when she was bought and restored for the
museum in 1991. Measuring almost 19m in length and weighing more
than 50 tons gross, she is powered by a triple expansion steam engine
of some 170 hp. Liman 2 is in fully working condition and can still
occasionally be seen in steam.
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Riva Aquarama
 Surely
one of the most beautiful and glamorous motorboats ever designed,
the Riva Aquarama is one of the last wooden vessels from the famous
Riva Shipyard in Italy. It is powered by twin Chris-Craft V8 engines
of 230 hp each.
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Lifeboat
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is responsible for sea
rescue around the shores of Britain, and is famous for its innovative
lifeboat designs. This 'Liverpool Self-righting' class boat, Serial
No. 541, was built by Groves and Guttridge on the Isle of Wight in
1951, and is powered by twin Perkins diesel engines. It is self-righting,
due to its inbuilt buoyancy tanks at the bow and stern. It was part
of a batch of 10 boats ordered, then cancelled by the RNLI: the makers
later completed the boats and sold them privately. This vessel was
stationed at Kilyos, on the Black Sea coast near Istanbul, by the
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Bosphorus Boat
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 Before
the construction of the shore roads on both sides of the Bosphorus
(and a very long time before the two bridges!) the only way to access
palaces and mansions along the Bosphorus shores was by boat. This
6.8 metre Royal boat is particularly elegant, with its 3 pairs of
oars and rich and colourful decoration.
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Outboard Motor Collection
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 The
Museum houses a remarkable collection of over 30 outboard motors,
with such famous and evocative names as British Seagull, Johnson,
Evinrude, Sea King and Champion - as well as rarer marques like
Water Witch, Muncie, Lockwood and Elfo.
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1961 Amphicar
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amphibious Amphicar was designed in 1957-8 in Germany. It has a
rear mounted Triumph Herald engine, driving the rear wheels or propellers,
and is steered in water by turning the front wheels.
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