HMS Queen Elizabeth went to the Dardanelles as the operation's flagship. Her other task was to defeat Goeben if the battlecruiser tried to interfere. Goeben would have little room to maneuver in the confined waters described, leaving very poor prospects against Queen Elizabeth. A Baltic alternative would therefore require deciding which Allied ships could contain Goeben and Breslau in the Mediterranean.
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Queen Elizabeth's second Gallipoli mission: stop Goeben
HMS Queen Elizabeth went to Gallipoli as flagship, with the additional task of stopping Goeben if the battlecruiser intervened.