DARDANELLES DEFENCES.
WHY THE QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS SENT. Letters to the Admiralty from ViceAdmiral Carden and Vice-Admiral uu Robeck giving a detailed narrative of the operations of the British and French squadrons against ,the Dardanelles defences from February 19 to March II), 1915, are published as a supplemnet to the London Gazette. The details of the bombardment a manual of the highest technical value to the naval student. "It was reported a.t the time that the Turks had mounted among their formidable shore defences a number w I4ln, Krupps, firing a 136QJ1J shell. The Admiralty went one better when the Queen Elizabeth brought her 15in. guns to bear with their 15901b sheila. It was no doubt is full knowledge of the Itirkish armament the Admiralty employed ;this great vessel so firatly in aazfour *ad hazardous waters. "The remit of the day's action*," aaye i Admiral Cjwctea, "showed, apparently, that the effitct of long-nnge bombardment by direst fine oa modern «Utt«r<xk forts is slight. Sorts Nob. 1 tad 4 appeared to be hit on many octnioipn by 12hl common AeJJ -well ptaesd, bst when the ships closed in all foMT ■ynif tft ties* fort i oittMd Anr"
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1919, Page 10
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196DARDANELLES DEFENCES. Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1919, Page 10
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