The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-27
BATTLESHIP TRIUMPH
SUNK BY TURKS
Official Announcement Was Made BY the
British Admiralty--Majority OF o.
ficers and Men Reported
Saved.

London, May 27.--The British battle
ship Triumph has been sunk in the Dar'
daneles. This official announcement was
made last night.
The disaster to the Triumph is de-
scribed in brief statement by the ad'
miralty, which says that while operat-
ing in support of the Australian and
New Zealand forces on the Gallipoli pen'
insula Tuesday, the Triumph was tor.
pedoed by submarine and sank shortly
afterwards.
The majority of the officers and men,
including the captain and commander,
are reported to have been saved The
submarine was chased by destroyers and
patrolling small craft until dark.
The official announcement does not say
whether the submarine was Turkish or
German, but it probably was of the lat
ter nationality, as the British legation
at Athens recently offered reward for
the sinking of German submarines sup.
posed to be in the Mediterranean.
Berlin via London, May 27, 1925 a. m.
A Constantinople despatch to the Tage-
blatt says that the British battleship
Triumph was sunk by single torpedo
and that she disappeared in seven min
utes.
Amsterdam, May 26, via London, May
27, 2.ll a. m.-An official communication
issued by Turkish headquarters and re-
ceived here announces that the British
battleship Triumph was torpedoed and
sunk this afternoon in the Gulf of Saros
of Ari Burnu.
The British battleship Triumph was
built at Barrow in 1902 for the Chilean
government, but gas purchased by Great
Britain in 1902 She was laid down un-
der the name OF Libertad and was a
sister ship OF the Constitution, which
also was purchased from Chile and re-
christened Swiftsure
Since the present war broke out the
Triumph has been in operation in both
far eastern and European waters. As
flagship of the British Asiatic squadron |
she participated in the bombardment OF |
the German base of Using Tau, China, |
last October, and was reported to h. We !
been damaged by the shell fire of the |
German forts.
After the fall of Using Tau the Tri
Imph returned to European waters and I
Early in the present war began opera
ions with the other units of the allied
leet against the Dardanelles. In the
after part of April the Triumph bonn.
,ardment the Turkish trenches on the
western end of the Gallipoli peninsula
md afterwards went into the Dardanelles Il
o search the trench from different
ngle. Here she came under the fire
# Turkish howitzer battery on the
Asiatic shore, which dropped l6 shells
round her and threw three missiles on ,
osrd Little damage was done by the
hells, however, and only two men, Il
toker and blueiacket, were wounded
he battleship silenced the Turkish bat
cry before retiring j
A few days later, while landing opera
ions were proceeding, the Triumph,
18th other warships, in addition to GOV.
ring the landing, bombarded the forts ,
! the Dsrdanclles to prevent reinforce /,
rents reaching the Turks from the Sea !,
! Marmora. The Triumph was credited
! the official reports with having set fire !
, the town of Maidos during this bonn !
ardment.
Y Captain Maurice 5. Fitzmaurice, was
vessel of 1885 tons and of l2,500 :
orsepower. Her crew of officers and :,
en- in times of peace numbered about
10 men. The vessel carried four To-
ch, IA ive-inch guns and IL l4-pound-
s and four six FOUNDERS. In addition :.
Ie carried two ls.ineh torpedo tubes. !
The Triumph was 436 feet long and y
ID speed of about 20 knots. !.
With the sinking of the Triumph FIVE : :
lied battleships have been accounted !, :
7 in the Dsrdanelles by Turkish gunfire, i
ines or torpedoes. OF these losses the :,
-itish have SUSTAINED four--the Tri- !. )
nph. Ocean, Irresistible and Goliath. i
ne French ship has been sunk-the !"
,uvet. In addition several other allied
ttleships have at various times been
ruek by Turkish shells and forced 10
tire from the fighting in the water. A