sentences:  Another sortie south of Crete led to the capture of another Greek merchantman, but reports of Greek warships near Rhodes forced "Hamidiye", whose boilers were damaged and reduced her speed, to seek refuge in the Red Sea, where it sat out the end of the war.During World War I, it fought against the Russian Navy in Black Sea and joined and in maintaining control over Black Sea lanes and ports.It engaged in numerous naval battles, was hit many times.