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| Picture No | 10699036 |
| Date | 12–13 May 1915 |
| Description | HMS Goliath sunk in 1915 |
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Battle ship HMS Goliath, smaller sister ship of 'Ocean' was torpedoed by a Turkish torpedo boat destroyer, in the Dardanelles during the land-and-sea attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Two torpedoes which struck Goliath almost simultaneously causing a massive explosion almost immediately capsizing, then another torpedoe hit making the Goliath sink, killing 570 out of 700 crew.
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| Source | Illustration in The Illustrated War News 19 May 1915 page 11 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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