THE LAST CRUISE OF THE "MAJESTIC"

Interesting personal account of the service of battleship "Majestic" in the Dardanelles arranged by Goodchild from the logbook of Petty Officer J.G. Cowie. "Majestic" was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign.
She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-21 at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men.

Product details

• Authors: Petty Officer J. G. Cowie
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2024
• EAN: 9781474539166
• ISBN: 978-1-4745-3916-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 213 g
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships