The entrance to the naval museum in Canakkale.
Deniz Müzesi - The Naval Museum in Canakkale.
Inside the gate there is a free standing wall decorated with a large picture of the strait.
The face of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is seen in the sky.
He protects the Republic of Turkey.
An old torpedo on display in the open air museum.
From the museum you can look across the water to the other side of the strait.
Notice the Turkish inscription on the slope (between the bench and the torpedo).
An old torpedo.
A mine from World War One.
A mine from World War One.
During World War One this warship was used to drop mines in the strait in order to stop
the warships of the Allies,when they wanted to pass Cannakale in order to attack Istanbul.
the warships of the Allies,when they wanted to pass Cannakale in order to attack Istanbul.
Next to the old warship:
a submarine net anchor, that was used to stop an enemy submarine,
a submarine net anchor, that was used to stop an enemy submarine,
that tried to pass Canakkale in order to attack Istanbul.
Mines could be dropped into the water from the rear end of the old warship.
From the naval museum you can look across the water to the other side of the strait.
Notice the Turkish inscription that is placed on the slope to the right of the village.
Old cannons on display in front of an old castle from the time of the Ottoman Empire.
An old cannon on display in front of the old castle.
The two visitors on the left side indicate the scale of the old weapon.
The warship that was used to drop mines in the strait during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
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