Dardanelles naval operations

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Dardanelles naval operations were a series of World War I Allied and Ottoman naval engagements in the Dardanelles Strait, primarily aimed at forcing a sea route to Russia and supporting the Gallipoli land campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
naval campaign
aftermath Allied evacuation from Gallipoli
belligerent Australia
France
New Zealand
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
commander Admiral John de Robeck
Admiral Sackville Carden
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon
Djemal Pasha
surface form: Cemal Pasha

Winston Churchill
conflict World War I
defensiveForce Ottoman artillery
surface form: Ottoman coastal artillery

Ottoman minefields
endTime 1916-01
goal force a sea route to Russia
knock the Ottoman Empire out of World War I
support the Gallipoli land campaign
hasPart Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bombardment of the Dardanelles

Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mine warfare in the Dardanelles

Naval attack of 18 March 1915
Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Submarine operations in the Dardanelles
historicalSignificance demonstrated vulnerability of capital ships to mines and coastal defenses
involvedVessel French battleship Bouvet
German battlecruiser Goeben
German light cruiser Breslau
HMS Inflexible
HMS Irresistible
HMS Ocean
HMS Queen Elizabeth
Ottoman minelayer Nusret
location Dardanelles
surface form: Dardanelles Strait

Ottoman Empire
notableEvent loss of British battleships HMS Irresistible and HMS Ocean on 18 March 1915
sinking of French battleship Bouvet on 18 March 1915
opponent Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allies of World War I

Central Powers
partOf Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Gallipoli campaign
relatedTo Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Gallipoli landings of April 1915
result Ottoman victory
failure of Allied naval breakthrough
startTime 1915-02-19
strategicTheater Eastern Mediterranean
tactic naval bombardment of shore fortifications
submarine penetration of the straits
use of minefields

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Gallipoli Campaign air operations relatedTo Dardanelles naval operations
Battle of Gallipoli partOf Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Dardanelles campaign
HMS Ark Royal (seaplane carrier) participatedIn Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Dardanelles Campaign
HMS Ark Royal (seaplane carrier) participatedIn Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Gallipoli operations
HMS Indefatigable battle Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Battle of the Dardanelles
Dardanelles naval operations hasPart Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bombardment of the Dardanelles
Dardanelles naval operations hasPart Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mine warfare in the Dardanelles
Dardanelles naval operations hasPart Dardanelles naval operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Submarine operations in the Dardanelles
John de Robeck associatedWith Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Dardanelles naval campaign
Campaigns of World War I hasPart Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Dardanelles campaign
Campaigns of World War I hasPart Dardanelles naval operations
French battleship Bouvet operation Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Dardanelles campaign
Ottoman minelayer Nusret participatedIn Dardanelles naval operations
this entity surface form: Naval operations in the Dardanelles, March 1915
Admiral Sackville Carden conflict Dardanelles naval operations
subject surface form: Sackville Carden
this entity surface form: Dardanelles campaign