[2] Mahmudiye, with a roaring lion as the ship's figurehead, was intended to serve to reconstitute the morale of the nation after the loss of the fleet at the Battle of Navarino in 1827.

[2] During the war, the Ottoman fleet, along with a squadron from the British Royal Navy blockaded the main Egyptian naval base at İskenderun.

He set sail for Beşik Bay, where an international fleet composed of British, French, and Russian warships was present.

[8] Mahmudiye participated in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55) during the Crimean War (1854–56) under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Kayserili Ahmet Pasha.

The ship's great size made her an effective transport, owing to her ability to carry a large number of troops.