HMS Ark Royal Seaplane tender and Short 184 Aviation Gallipoli Campaign Maritime Art Painting Print by Aviation Artist Roger H. Middlebrook GAvA
Despite its failure, the joint Anglo-French campaign against the Turks in WWI showcased several new technologies that would shape warfare in the Twentieth Century. The use of floatplanes, both ship-borne and from shore was one such innovation, highlighted by the deployment of the first HMS Ark Royal carrier and her Short 184 aircraft