The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. The cranes of HMS Swiftsure. Lying in Suvla Bay off Anzac, the Swiftsure and Triumph, which were originally built for a South American navy, were always distinguished by these big cranes.
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. HMS Swiftsure, sister ship of the Triumph, lying in Suvla Bay off Anzac. The HMS Prince George is lying astern. These ships were lying within range of the Tu
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. HMS Prince George lying in Suvla Bay off Anzac. The nets are out against submarine attack. The rigging of the topmasts is made secure by a system of strappin
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. The forward guns of HMS Swiftsure as she lay in Suvla Bay off Anzac. The wave painted at the bows and the wash painted on the side are meant to deceive the e
Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915. Lieutenant General Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Commander Anzac Army Corps, on the deck of HMS Cornwallis during the Dardanelles campaign. The Battleship in the background is
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 1915. Warships, lying off Ocean Beach, shelling the Turkish positions. Suvla Bay is at the far end of the horseshoe curve in the coastline.
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 1915. Warships in the distance, lying off Ocean Beach, shelling the Turkish positions. Suvla Bay is to the right but not shown in the photograph.