[4] The ship had a long service life, remaining in use until the reign of Sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839).

[4][5] The galley was kept at the Topkapı Palace until 1913, when she was moved to the Imperial Naval Arsenal at Kasımpaşa.

[5][6] By 1923, she was in a state of disrepair, with photographs published in The Mariner's Mirror showing damage to her lower strakes.

[5] However, by 1939, another photograph published in National Geographic Magazine showed her condition to have improved.

During this restoration, some of the decoration on her hull was repainted by members of Istanbul University's Fine Arts Faculty.