OoB - Anglo-French Naval Forces
The Royal Navy Order of Battle - This list shows the order of battle for naval operations between February 19th to April 25th, 1915.
The Royal Navy at The Dardanelles
from Naval Operations, Vol. II, chapter IX, page 144
(February 19th, 1915 - the bombardment of the entrance forts)
FIRST DIVISION
Inflexible
Agamemnon
Queen Elizabeth
SECOND DIVISION
Vengeance
Albion
Cornwallis
Irresistible
Triumph
THIRD DIVISION
Suffren
Bouvet
Charlemagne
Gaulois
from Naval Operations, Vol. II, chapter X, page 170
(March 2nd, 1915 – the attack on Fort Dardanos and in the Gulf of Xeros)
DIVISION I
1st Sub-Division
Queen Elizabeth – Captain G. P. W. Hope
Inflexible (flag) – Captain R. F. Phillimore
2nd Sub-Division
Agamemnon – Captain H. A. S. Fyler
Lord Nelson – Captain J. W. L. McClintock
DIVISION II
Vengeance, Div. Flagship – Captain Bertram H. Smith
3rd Sub-Division
Ocean – Captain A. Hayes-Sadler
Irresistible – Captain D. L. Dent
Majestic – Captain H. F. G. Talbot
4th Sub-Division
Canopus – Captain Heathcoat S. Grant
Cornwallis – Captain A. P. Davidson
Swiftsure – Captain C. Maxwell-Lefroy
5th Sub-Division
Albion – Captain A. W. Heneage
Triumph – Captain M. S. FitzMaurice
Prince George – Captain A.V. Campbell
DIVISION III
Suffren (flag) - Admiral Guépratte
Bouvet – Captain Rageot de la Touche
Gaulois – Captain Biard
Charlemagne – Captain Lagrésille
There were also four light cruisers:-
Dublin – Captain John D. Kelly
Sapphire – Captain P. W. E. Hill
Minerva – Captain P. H. Warleigh
Amethyst – Commander G. J. Todd
from Naval Operations, Vol. II, chapter XIII, page 213,
(March 18-24, 1915 – the attack on The Narrows)
FIRST DIVISION
1st Sub-Division
Queen Elizabeth (Admiral de Robeck)
Inflexible
2nd Sub-Division
Agamemnon
Lord Nelson
SECOND DIVISION
3rd Sub-Division
Ocean (Captain Hayes-Sadler)
Irresistible
Albion
Vengeance
4th Sub-Division
Swiftsure
Majestic
5th Sub-Division
Canopus
Cornwallis
THIRD DIVISION (Admiral Guépratte)
6th Sub-Division
Sufren
Bouvet
Gaulois
Charlemagne
7th Sub-Division
Triumph
Prince George
from Naval Operations, Vol. II, chapter XVI, page310,
(April 19, 1915 – in preparation for the landings)
Fleet Flagship: Queen Elizabeth
Commanding: Vice-Admiral (Act.) John M. de Robeck
Chief of Staff: Commodore Roger J. B. Keyes
Captain G. P. W. Hope
FIRST SQUADRON
Rear-Admiral Rosslyn E. Wemyss
2nd in command: Rear-Admiral Stuart Nicholson
Battleships:
Swiftsure (2nd flag) – Captain C. Maxwell-Lefroy
Albion – A. W. Heneage (Captain 'S'), Acting Captain, Commander H. L. Watts-Jones
Lord Nelson – Captain J. W. L. McClintock
Implacable – Captain H. C. Lockyer
Vengeance – Captain B. H. Smith
Prince George – Captain A. V. Campbell (attached to Rear-Admiral Guépratte's squadron
for the landing operations of April 25th)
Goliath – Captain T. L. Shelford
Cornwallis – Captain A. P. Davidson
Cruisers:
Minerva – Captain P. H. Warleigh
Euryalus (flag) – Captain R. M. Burmester
Talbot – Captain Fawcet Wray
Dublin – Captain J. D. Kelly
Six fleet-sweepers
SECOND SQUADRON
Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Thursby
Battleships:
Queen (flag) – Captain H. A. Adam
London – Captain J. G. Armstrong
Prince of Wales – Captain R. N. Bax
Triumph – Captain M. S. FitzMaurice
Majestic – Captain H. F. G. Talbot
Cruiser:
Bacchante – Captain The Hon. A. D. E. H. Boyle
Adamant, submarine depot ship – Commander F. A. Somerville
Ark Royal, seaplane carrier – Commander R. H. Clark-Hall
Manica, balloon ship – Lieutenant D. H. Metcalfe
Eight destroyers – Captain C. P. R. Coode (Captain 'D')
Four trawlers
THIRD SQUADRON
Captain Heathcoat S. Grant
Battleship:
Canopus – Captain Heathcoat S. Grant
Cruisers:
Dartmouth – Captain Judge d'Arcy
Doris – Captain F. Larken
Two destroyers
Two trawlers
FOURTH SQUADRON
(Attached to First Squadron)
Cruisers:
Sapphire – Commander P. W. E. Hill
Amethyst – Commander G. J. Todd
Twelve trawlers
FIFTH SQUADRON
Captains H. A. S. Fyler and A. W. Heneage (Captain 'S')
Battleship:
Agamemnon – Captain H. A. S. Fyler
Ten destroyers
Three French minesweepers
Two trawlers for net-laying
SIXTH SQUADRON
Rear-Admiral P. F. A. H. Guépratte
Battleships:
Jauréguiberry (flag) – Captain A. R. Beaussant
Henri IV – Captain G. F. C. Varney
Charlemagne - Captain J. A. E. Salaun (did not take part in operations of April 25th)
Cruisers:
Latouche-Tréville – Captain C. H. Dumesnil (did not take part in operations of April 25th)
Jean D'Arc – Captain M. F. A. Grasset
Askold – Captain S. Ivanov
Savoie – Captain Tourrette
Seven destroyers
Five torpedo boats
SEVENTH SQUADRON (Smyrna blockade)
Captain C. P. Metcalf
Four destroyers
Triad, armed yacht – Commander A. L. Ashby
The Royal Navy at the Dardanelles
This list is taken from the Helles Memorial where the names of the ships can be seen on one side of the obelisk and on panels 216, 217, 333, 334 & 335 around the memorial wall.
[obelisk panel]
Battleships: Agamemnon, Albion, Conopus, Cornwallis, Exmouth, Glory, Goliath, Hibernia. Implacable, Irresistible, London, Lord Nelson, Majestic, Mars, Ocean, Prince George, Prince of Wales, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Russell, Swiftsure, Triumph, Venerable, Vengeance, Zealandia
Battle Cruiser: Inflexible
Cruisers: Bacchante, Blenheim, Cornwall, Edgar, Endymion, Euryalus, Grafton, Theseus
[tablets 216, 217]
Light Cruisers: Amethyst, Chatham, Dartmouth, Doris, Dublin, Foresight, Forward, Latona, Minerva, Sapphire, Sentinel, Skirmisher, Talbot.
Torpedo Boat Destroyers: Arno, Basilisk, Beagle, Bulldog, Chelmer, Colne, Comet, Foxhound, Fury, Grampus, Grasshopper, Harpy, Jed, Kennet, Laporey, Lawford, Louis, Lydiard, Mosquito, Pincher, Racoon, Rattlesnake, Renard, Ribble, Savage, Scorpion, Scourge, Staunch, Usk, Wear, Welland, Wolverine
Torpedo Boats: 043, 044, 046, 063, 064, 070
Monitors: Abercrombie, Earl of Peterborough, Havelock, Humber, Raglan, Roberts, Sir Thomas Picton, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M20, M21, M22, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33
Sloops: Anemone, Aster, Azalea, Heliotrope, Honeysuckle, Jonquil, Peony
[tablets 333, 334 & ,335]
Kite Balloon Ships: Canning, Hector, Manica
Seaplane Carriers: Ark Royal, Ben-My-Cree
Armed Boarding Steamers: Carron, Fauvette, Hazel, Heroic, Hythe, Rowan, Sarnia, Snaefell
Gun-Boats: Anzac, Hussar, Marie Rose, Penelope
Net Laying Vessels: Prince Edward, Queen Victoria
Submarines: E2, E7, E11, E12, E14, E15, E20, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, B11, AE2, H1, H2, H4
Minesweepers: 293 Achilles, Andros (tug), 705 Avon, 362 Beatrice II, Coronatia, 706 Elk,
43 Escallonia, 448 Fentonian, 49 Frascati, 308 G.M., 354 Gwenllian, 324 Koorah, 340 Lock Esk, Manx Hero, Okino, 341 Prince Palatine, 1043 Renarro, 48 Restrivo, 258 Richmond Castle, 284 Soldier Prince, 318 Star of the Empire, 92 Strathlossie, 102 Strathord, 209 (?) Syringa, 10 Vidonia, 719 William Allan
Auxiliary Sweepers: Clackton, Folkestone, Gazelle, Lynn, Newmarket, Reindeer, Whitby Abbey
Minelayer: Angora
Collier: River Clyde