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Naval battle · 1915
The naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign (17 February 1915 – 9 January 1916) took place against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Ships of the Royal Navy, French Marine nationale, Imperial Russian Navy (Российский императорский флот) and the Royal Australian Navy, attempted to force a passage through the Dardanelles Straits, a narrow, 41-mile-long (66 km) waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea further north. The naval operations were defeated by the Ottoman defenders, mainly through use of naval mines. The Allies conducted the Gallipoli campaign, a land invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula to eliminate the Ottoman artillery along the straits before resuming naval operations.
| Date | 19 February – 18 March 1915 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire |
| Result | Ottoman victory |
| Belligerents | British Empire France Australia Supported by Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire Supported by German Empire |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Sackville Carden John de Robeck Roger Keyes Émile Gaépratte | Cevat Çobanlı Liman von Sanders |
| Strength | 1 super dreadnought 3 battlecruisers 28 pre-dreadnought battleships 23 cruisers 25 destroyers 13 submarines 1 seaplane carrier | Mines and forts 1 pre-dreadnought battleships 1 Ironclad Minelayers 1 coastal defence ship 1 battlecruiser 3 cruisers 2 torpedo cruisers 8 destroyers |
| Casualties | Royal Navy 1 battlecruiser severely damaged 2 battleships sunk 1 battleship damaged 1 cruiser damaged French Navy 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 700 killed (ship complements on 18 March) | Ottoman Empire 1 minelayer 1 Ironclad sunk 1 coastal defence ship sunk 1 cruiser sunk 1 torpedo cruiser damaged 40 killed or wounded (on land, 18 March) |
Took place during the reign of Mehmed V (1909–1918). Mehmed V
Open the reign of Mehmed V on the mapText: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.