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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art World War One Ships HMS Conqueror to HMS Queen Elizabeth  HMS Irresistible |
[UP] - HMS Conqueror - HMS Defence - HMS Duke of York - HMS Engadine - HMS Erin - HMS Espiegle - HMS Furious - HMS Glorious - HMS Highflyer - HMS Inflexible - HMS Invincible - HMS Iron Duke - HMS Irresistible - HMS K17 - HMS Kent - HMS Laertes - HMS Lance - HMS Lapwing - HMS Laurel - HMS Lennox - HMS Leonidas - HMS Lion - HMS Malaya - HMS Mantis - HMS Mersey - HMS Monarch - HMS Nestor - HMS Orion - HMS Pegasus (1897) - HMS Pegasus (1917) - HMS Princess Royal - HMS Queen Elizabeth |
| HMS Irresistible Naval Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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The mining of the Irresistible in the Dardanelles. The bombardment of the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles on March 18th 1915, had been continued for an hour and a half by the six relieving battleships, when, just after four oclock, a terrific explosion occurred beneath the forward part of the Irresistible. Water rushed through a gaping hole in the side of the great 15,000 ton ship, and she instantly canted over to port. |
The Destroyer Wear returns to the Irresistible to take off her officers. Having put the Irresistible men onboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Wear again returned to the sinking ship. All the officers who had remained behind successfully taken off, and then shortly before six oclock, the battleship went down. For what was described by Vice Admiral de Robeck as a very fine display of seamanship Captain Metcalfe was awarded the D.S.O. |
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