25 April 1915
AE2 Reaches Sea of Marmara
Stoker succeeds in taking AE2 through the Dardanelles into the Sea of Marmara.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Sea of Marmara in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Stoker succeeds in taking AE2 through the Dardanelles into the Sea of Marmara.
Stoker reports that AE2 has passed the Narrows, encouraging Allied commanders during the first landing day.
Boyle successfully reaches the Sea of Marmara and begins attacking Ottoman communications.
Stoker searches for Ottoman shipping while remaining submerged for long periods to avoid patrols.
AE2 is damaged by the Ottoman torpedo boat Sultanhisar and forced to surface.
Stoker scuttles AE2 after ordering the crew to abandon the disabled submarine.
Boyle's E14 sinks a large Ottoman military transport carrying supplies through the Sea of Marmara.
Boyle destroys an Ottoman gunboat while E14 operates against military traffic entering the Sea of Marmara.
Nasmith attacks a patrol vessel during E11's first offensive sweep beyond the Dardanelles.
Nasmith's patrol forces Ottoman authorities to reduce reliance on vulnerable Marmara shipping routes.
Nasmith's E11 torpedoes and sinks the Ottoman battleship Barbaros Hayreddin.
Nasmith conducts a third patrol against Ottoman shipping before the Gallipoli campaign ends.
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