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U-21 off Gallipoli

U-21 off Gallipoli

25–27 May 1915, Gaba Tepe and Cape Helles, Gallipoli

German success

Fresh from her long voyage from Germany, U-21 torpedoed Triumph off the Anzac beaches on 25 May and Majestic off Cape Helles two days later, in full view of the troops ashore. The allied battleships were withdrawn to harbour, and the army lost much of its heavy gun support.

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German submarines at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, on 17 February 1914. Identifiable are: U 22, U 20, U 19, and U 21 (first row, left-right); U 14, U 15, U 12, U 16, U 18, U-17, and U 13 (second row, left-right); U-11, U-9, U-6, U-7, U-8, and U-5 (third row, left-right). As U 22 (the newest boat) was co Image: Bain News Service, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Navy

2 ships, 2 lost

ShipTypeOutcome
HMS Triumph

25 May

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Swiftsure class

Sunk
HMS Majestic

27 May

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Majestic class

Sunk

Imperial German Navy

1 ship, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
SMS U-21

Otto Hersing

Submarine

Survived

Map

  • U-21 sails from Germany to the Dardanelles April – May 1915