Image:HMS Canopus bombarding Turkish forts March 1915.jpg

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British battleship HMS Canopus fires a salvo from her 12-inch guns while bombarding Turkish forts defending the Dardanelles, March 1915, during the Battle of Gallipoli.

Imperial War Museum catalogue number Q13783

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current00:48, 16 April 2006800×503 (80 KB)Gsl (resized, set levels, sharpened)
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