5 March 1915

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Dardanelles

The modern battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth enters the battle. She is too valuable to expose to close-range fire and so she is used for indirect bombardment of Rumeli Mecidiye and Namazgah. The older battleships Cornwallis, Irresistible and Canopus act as spotters for the Queen Elizabeth.


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 5 March 1915, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1915_03_05.html

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