Coastal artillery of the Dardanelles Strait
Coastal artillery of the Dardanelles Strait (
Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign. Some castles located in the background also supported the coastal artillery
.
| Side | Name (Turkish)[1] | In British sources[2] | Commissioner and date | Altitude, meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolian side | ||||
| Orhaniye | Orkhaniye No 4 | Abdülhamit II (1889) |
10 | |
| Karanlık Liman (Kumkale) | No 6 | Abdülaziz |
25 | |
| Topçamlar | Abdülaziz | 75 | ||
| Çakaltepe | Abdülaziz | 115 | ||
| Dardanos | No 8 | Abdülhamit II (1892) | 50 | |
| Anadolu Hamidiye | Hamidieh No 19 | Abdülhamit II (1892) | 4 | |
| Çimenlik | Chemenlek No 20 | Abdülaziz | 30 | |
| Anadolu Mecidiye | Anadolu Medjidieh No 24 | Abdülmecit |
4 | |
| Rumeliaan (Thracean) side | ||||
| Ertuğrul | No 1 | Abdülhamit II (1895) | 60 | |
| Seddülbahir (castle) | Sedd el Bahr No 3 | Turhan Hatice Sultan (1659) |
30 | |
| Domuztepe | Abdülhamit II (1892) | 30 | ||
| Kayalıktepe | Abdülhamit II | 220 | ||
| Rumeli Mecidiye | No 13 | Abdülhamit II (1892) | 20 | |
| Yıldız | No 9 | Abdülhamit II (1892) | 225 | |
| Rumeli Hamidiye | Hamidieh II No 16 | Abdülhamit II (1896) | 10 | |
| Namazgah | No 17 | Abdülaziz | 10 | |
| Değirmenburnu | Abdülhamit II (1895) | 5 |
Bouvet
The corporal Seyit Çabuk of the Rumeli Mecidiye artillery was responsible in sinking the French battleship Bouvet on 18 April 1915. [3]
References
- ^ "Çanakkale quide" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Naval operations in the Dardanelles (Piotr Nykiel)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ISBN 978-975-22-0247-4, p170-171