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Description: | image: an annotated sketch showing Royal Navy warships off the Gallipoli coast. In the centre of the composition the light cruiser HMS Chatham is shown port side on, bombarding Turkish positions. In the sky above is HMS Manica's kite balloon, being used to spot targets for HMS Chatham. To the left are two destroyers and to the right are three trawlers, all on the look out for enemy submarines. There is smoke on the coastline where shells have fallen.
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Master | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve seascape Gallipoli 1915-1916 Royal Naval Air Service shipping Royal Navy 1914-1918 Dardanelles Ottoman Empire Action Gallipoli 1915 CHATHAM (HMS) Royal Navy MANICA (HMS) First World War Artillery | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Hillier, Herbert | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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