MV Rahmi Kaptan

History
Name	Honfleur (1873–1911); Chrysallis (1911); Chrysalis (1911–16); Fauvette (1916–18); Fauvette I (1918–24); Ihsanie (1924–25); Aidin (1924–28); Aydin (1928–33); Cihat (1933–38); Demirhisar (1938–85); Rahmi Kaptan (1985–c.2005);
Owner	London and South Western Railway (1873–1910); S Galbraith (1910–11); Navigation à Vapeur Ionienne (1911–17); French Navy (1917–20); Société des Pêcheries à Vapeur(1920–21); Douglas & Partners (1921–25); Mustafa Cemal Seyr-i Sefain Idaresi (1925–27); Moustafa Zeki & Mahmut Beyler (1927–29); Haci Ali & Mahmut Beyler (1929–31); Muratzade Mahmud Nedim Bey (1931–38); Mehmet Kasim Basak (1938–73); Ahmet Basak & Ortaklari (1973–85); Rahmi Yagci (1985–c.2005);
Operator	Owner operated except:-; G Yannoulis Frères (1911–17); Courou & Roussel (1920–21);
Port of registry	Southampton, United Kingdom (1873–1911); Argostoli, Greece (1911–17); French Navy (1917–20); Marseille, France (1920–25); Istanbul, Turkey (1925–c.2005);
Route	Southampton - Channel Islands - France (1873–1911)
Builder	Aitken & Mansel
Yard number	68
Launched	20 November 1873
Completed	February 1874
Maiden voyage	16 February 1874
In service	13 February 1874
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 68827 (1873–1911) ; Code Letters HBCS (1933); ; Code Letters TCAV (1934–c.2005); ; IMO number: 5088447 (1960s–c.2005);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Passenger/cargo ship (1873–1917, 1920-c.2005) ; Patrol vessel (1917–1920);
Tonnage	426 GRT, 325 NRT (as built)
Length	176 feet 4 inches (53.75 m) (1873–1935)
Beam	24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) (1873–1935)
Depth	12 feet 3 inches (3.73 m) (1873–1935)
Installed power	2-cylinder compound steam engine 110 nhp (1873–88); Triple expansion steam engine 149 nhp (1888–1936); Diesel engine (1936–c.2005);
Propulsion	Single screw propeller

Rahmi Kaptan was a ship that was built in 1873 as Honfleur by Aitken & Mansel, Glasgow for the London and South Western Railway. She was sold to Greece in 1911 and renamed Chrysallis then Chrysalis. She was sold to the French Navy in 1917 and served as the patrol vessel Fauvette, later Fauvette I. In 1924, she was sold to Turkey and renamed Ihsanie. She operated for a number of Turkish owners under the names Aidin, Aydin, Cihat, Demirhisar and Rahmi Kaptan, serving until c.2005.

History

Name	Honfleur (1873–1911) Chrysallis (1911) Chrysalis (1911–16) Fauvette (1916–18) Fauvette I (1918–24) Ihsanie (1924–25) Aidin (1924–28) Aydin (1928–33) Cihat (1933–38) Demirhisar (1938–85) Rahmi Kaptan (1985–c.2005)
Owner	London and South Western Railway (1873–1910) S Galbraith (1910–11) Navigation à Vapeur Ionienne (1911–17) French Navy (1917–20) Société des Pêcheries à Vapeur(1920–21) Douglas & Partners (1921–25) Mustafa Cemal Seyr-i Sefain Idaresi (1925–27) Moustafa Zeki & Mahmut Beyler (1927–29) Haci Ali & Mahmut Beyler (1929–31) Muratzade Mahmud Nedim Bey (1931–38) Mehmet Kasim Basak (1938–73) Ahmet Basak & Ortaklari (1973–85) Rahmi Yagci (1985–c.2005)
Operator	Owner operated except:- G Yannoulis Frères (1911–17) Courou & Roussel (1920–21)
Port of registry	Southampton, United Kingdom (1873–1911) Argostoli, Greece (1911–17) French Navy (1917–20) Marseille, France (1920–25) Istanbul, Turkey (1925–c.2005)
Route	Southampton - Channel Islands - France (1873–1911)
Builder	Aitken & Mansel
Yard number	68
Launched	20 November 1873
Completed	February 1874
Maiden voyage	16 February 1874
In service	13 February 1874
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 68827 (1873–1911) Code Letters HBCS (1933) Code Letters TCAV (1934–c.2005) IMO number: 5088447 (1960s–c.2005)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Passenger/cargo ship (1873–1917, 1920-c.2005) Patrol vessel (1917–1920)
Tonnage	426 GRT, 325 NRT (as built)
Length	176 feet 4 inches (53.75 m) (1873–1935)
Beam	24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) (1873–1935)
Depth	12 feet 3 inches (3.73 m) (1873–1935)
Installed power	2-cylinder compound steam engine 110 nhp (1873–88) Triple expansion steam engine 149 nhp (1888–1936) Diesel engine (1936–c.2005)
Propulsion	Single screw propeller