The Needs Of Fresh Water Ottoman Navy

The protection of the country and success of military operations, the combatant forces, the technical equipment, training and discipline, as well as, pre and post preparation play important role. Todays, logistics, called in the litearature the activities, that are executed during the time before and the time is Ottoman food and supply. ？ssues often addressed superficially ratioing and supply of the Otroman army sea has been, what materials, with wihc such questions are often left unanswered that it has been supplied. No doubt if wrote a list of food and supplies for the Ottoman army, inded we need expand the hundreds of substance. If, we were to ask what is most important in this pahase will be the answer water. Water is the source of all living things and in human and nature. Fort his reason, the need to land and naval forces of the Ottoman Empire, great importance is water supply. Relatively easy to meet the water needs of land army, sources of fresh water such as rivers and lakes and snow borehole along the route of advance form, the need for water can be met easily. However, it cannot be that easy naval force, the navigation and brething harbour for a long time. In this state, the navy ship to meet the water needs of the interior volume is large, such as, demijohn, kegs, and barrels loaded water. In this study, what we need before the manufacturing stage of these water bins, what means and where they are obtained from, what means of supply of the material used to be transported, where the production is carried out, based on the archive documents from the last quarter of the 18th century to the first quarter of the 19th century when taking time We will try to show