Naval Parade To Commemorate The Gallipoli Wars
26 Apr 2015 4 Comments
On 24 April 2015, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Çanakkale Wars, a naval parade was held under the command of Turkish Navy Northern Task Group Commander Rear Admiral Ali Murat Dede.
The formation led by Turkish frigate TCG Salihreis was made up from the following ships from 5 different nations:
| Position | Number | Name | Country | Type |
| 1 | F-246 | TCG Salihreis | Turkey | Frigate |
| 2 | 150 | HMAS Anzac | Australia | Frigate |
| 3 | F-241 | TCG Turgutreis | Turkey | Frigate |
| 4 | D-614 | FS Cassard | France | Destroyer |
| 5 | F-242 | TCG Fatih | Turkey | Frigate |
| 6 | F-77 | HMNZS Te Kaha | New Zealand | Frigate |
| 7 | F-240 | TCG Yavuz | Turkey | Frigate |
| 8 | L-15 | HMS Bulwark | Great Britain | Assault Ship |
| 9 | F-511 | TCG Heybeliada | Turkey | Corvette |
| 10 | SG-702 | TCSG Güven | Turkey | OPV |
| 11 | SG-703 | TCSG Umut | Turkey | OPV |
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli Land Wars, 4 different ceremonies were held. The first ceremony was organised by Turkish Republic at the Turkish War Memorial on 24 April 2015. On the same day following these Turkish ceremony one ceremony at the British War Cemetery and one in French Cemetery are held simultaneously by their respective nations.
The last and, one of the major commemoration ceremonies was the Dawn Service at the Anzac Cove on 25 April 2015. More than ten thousand Australians and New Zealanders attended this special event.
The naval parade was organized for the commemorations at Turkish War Memorial and for the Anzac Dawn Service. The following photos are from the first event.
The parade of the warships was followed by an impressive show of Turkish Stars the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force. Click here for the photos.
For the photos of the rehearsal click here.
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