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HMS River Clyde
On 25th April 1915 April, during the Gallipoli Campaign of WW1 HMS River Clyde was one of a number of ships involved in the Allied Landings at "V" Beach, Morto Bay.This was one of a number of beaches selected,(titled alphabetically), for an amphibious landing between Cap Helles and Seddulbahir on the Gallipoli peninsula, overlooking the Dardanelles.It's role, together with other ships, was to create a "bridge of boats" to allow large numbers of troops to disembark onto the beaches.Conditions were very difficult and it came under heavy fire.It later became a stores depot.