Coastal artillery of the Dardanelles Strait (Turkish language: Çanakkale tabyaları) are a series of redoubts on each side of the Dardanelles Strait which controlled the strait in the First World War during the 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 (Turkish)
- ↑ Naval operations in the Dardanelles (Piotr Nykiel)
- ↑ Turgut Özakman:Diriliş, ISBN 978-975-22-0247-4 , p170-171
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