Ottoman Fleet Assembles to Capture Constantinople

Name: Ottoman Fleet Assembles to Capture Constantinople
Start: 1452
End: 1453

Type Event Region Ottoman Empire Time 1452–1453

From 1452, the Ottoman Empire massed and expanded its fleet at Gallipoli, Izmit, and other ports, recruiting sailors and shipwrights for the siege of…

Timeline

1452Gallipoli · DardanellesThe Ottomans used Gallipoli as their main naval base, expanding shipyards, repairing warships, and recruiting sailors. The port commanded the Dardanelles and served as the forward base for Ottoman fleets entering the Sea of Marmara.
1452–1453Izmit · Sea of MarmaraBeyond Gallipoli, the Ottomans built and converted warships at Izmit and other Sea of Marmara ports, equipping them with cannons to bombard walls and blockade harbors; according to historical sources, the fleet numbered in the hundreds.

Sources

The Fall of Constantinople 1453 — Steven Runciman (1965)
Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time — Franz Babinger (1978)