HMS
Irresistible ble lagt ned ved Chatham Dockyard i England April 1898,
og ble sjøsatt 15. Desember 1898. Etter en del tester sto HMS
Irresistible klar for tjeneste i Februar 1902. Hun ble satt i tjeneste
i 5th Battle Squadron Channel Fleet. Med en størrelse på
14658 tonn og en toppfart på 18 knop, utgjorde Irresistible en
formidabel styrke tilført Royal Navy. Etter ubruddet av første
verdenskrig i 1914, hadde kampene på vestfronten kommet til stillingskrig,
og Britene søkte et annet krigsteater for å bryte opp fastlåsingen.
Blikket falt på Tysklands allierte, Tyrkia. De første månedene
av krigen var Irresistible tildelt Dover Patrol hvor hun bombarderte
tyske fort i Oostende i Belgisk territorium, men i februar 1915 ble
hun sendt til Dardanellene for å gi støtte til invasjonen
av Tyrkia. Fra 18. Februar 1915 bombarderte hun Tyrkiske fort, og ga
også artilleri støtte under landstigningene. 18. Mars 1915,
mens hun bombarderte Tyrkiske fort, traff hun en mine og ble sterkt
skadet. Etter noen forsøk på å berge henne, ble hun
forlatt og sank på grunt vann...
HMS
Irresistible was laid down at Chatham
Dockyard in England in April 1898, and launched
15. December 1898. After some trials HMS Irresistible was ready
for duty in February 1902. She was put in service in 5th Battle
Squadron Channel Fleet. With a size of 14658 tons and a top speed
of 18 knots, Irresistible posed a formidable force added to the
Royal Navy. After the outbreak of the first world war in 1914,
the fighting on the western front had come to a standstill, and
the British looked for another theatre of war to break up the
stalemate. The eyes fell on Germany`s allied, Turkey. The first
months of the war, Irresistible was attached to the Dover Patrol
where she shelled the German forts at Oostende in Belgium territory,
but in february 1915, she was sent to the Dardanelle's to support
the invasion of Turkey. From 18. February 1915 she shelled the
Turkish forts, and also gave artillery support to the landings
in the Dardanelle's. 18. March 1915, when she was bombarding the
Turkish forts, she hit a mine and was heavily damaged. After some
attempts to rescue her, she was abandoned and sunk in shallow
waters...
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Picture: Published in The War Illustrated 1. May 1915
Gallipoli 1915 : History
of the Depths
A part of the World War I, Gallipoli was the main concern to reach
Russia. But it was a disaster for the allied. Almost 250 thousand
soilders lost their lives from both sides. This is the first documentary
from Turkish film makers. Therefore it has Turkish point of view to
introduce Gallipoli wars with a unique approach : ship wrecks of Gallipoli.
The amazing siluets of the ships at the bottom of the sea reminds
us the history again. The shipwrecks of HMS Irresistible , Trawler
Lundy , HMS Triumph, HMS Majestic , The views from Anzac Cove and
Sulva Bay will show the magnificence of the battle. You will also
walk around in the International Historical Peace Park (Gallipoli
Park) and listen to the story of Gallipoli Wars and the hereos. The
first episode tells the reasons of the war and the first openning
of fire in Gallipoli, which results with the Turkish victory on 18
March 1915. Underwater footage of related shipwrecks 'HMS Irresistible'
and trawler 'Lundy' were given in this episode. The second episode
tells how the difficult decision for the world's first amphibic operation
was taken and how it was staged in Gallipoli. Underwater footage of
the pinnaces used in the landings in the Anzac Cove and Seddulbahir
were also given. The third episode explains the hard conditions of
war and the feelings of the soldiers with the underwater footage of
a steam boat and water carrier. Episode number four tells the secret
war of the submarines in Gallipoli Campaign. The underwater footage
of the victims of the submarine warfare in Gallipoli 'Mesudiye', 'HMS
Triumph' and 'HMS Majestic' were given in this related episode. And
the final episode of the 'History in the Depths' concentrates on the
Suvla landings and the Withdrawal. The underwater footage of a 'Beetle'
is given in the beginning of this episode. And in the summit, keeping
in my that Gallipoli is now an international historical peace park,
what the visitors may find today physically and mentally on land and
under the water from this tragedy is summerized.
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