Keywords: HMS Abercrombie July 1915 right broadside AWM G01083.jpeg AWM caption At Sea Turkey July 1915 A broadside view of the HMS Abercrombie one of the latest class at that time of monitors which with other warships began to reappear off Anzac Gallipoli Peninsula These vessels were specially built with blister sides to protect the main part of the structure against the shock and destructive effect of torpedo explosion They were practically floating platforms for two large American guns with 14 5 calibre G01083 1915-07 Bean Charles Edwin Woodrow C E W Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov DEFAULTSORT Abercrombie Abercrombie class monitor Photographs by Charles Bean Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign Black and white photographs of warships |