HMS Irresistible was completed in October 1901. During World War I on 18 Mar 1915, Irresistible participated in the main bombardment of the Narrows (where the waterway narrows to one mile in width) forts of Çanakkale and Kilitbahir. Irresistible was badly damaged when she struck a mine. She drifted helplessly into range of Turkish guns, which laid down a heavy fire on her

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HMS Irresistible was completed in October 1901. During World War I on 18 Mar 1915, Irresistible participated in the main bombardment of the Narrows (where the waterway narrows to one mile in width) forts of Çanakkale and Kilitbahir. Irresistible was badly damaged when she struck a mine. She drifted helplessly into range of Turkish guns, which laid down a heavy fire on her

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