Episode 2 of 3

Survivors Return to Istanbul

When: October 1890
Where: Shinagawa, Tokyo
Part of: Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul wrecked off Kushimoto, Japan

Sixty-nine survivors returned to Istanbul aboard Japanese corvettes in October 1890.

Only 69 sailors and officers survived the disaster. They were transported back to Istanbul aboard the Japanese corvettes Kongō and Hiei, leaving Shinagawa, Tokyo, in October 1890.

Sources

Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-22

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