Gaulois
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Gaulois
was at the outbreak of world war one assigned to escort
troop transfers from North Africa to France. After
completing maintenance on her gun towers, she was sent to
the Mediterranean and participated in the bombardment of
the Turkish forts at Gallipoli. It became clear that the
operations at Gallipoli didn't go as planned, and in
January 1916 she covered the withdrawal of troops.
27.December 1916 she was on her way to support the
Salonika front, escorted by a destroyer and two armed
trawlers. She was torpedoed by the German uboat UB-47 and
thirty minutes later she capsized and sank outside Cape
Maleas. Rumors from some doubtful dive operators in Turkey
stated they have found the wreck of Gaulois. This is
contrary to the official location and assumed depth at the
position where she sank, which would be several hundred
meters deep.
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| Official position: 36°15′N 23°42′E  Picture: Gaulois Wikipedia, Public domain |
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