Tenedos

Preparatory to landing, the troops were collected in Tenedos on the Island of Lemnos, and were kept waiting, some for a week, some for a fortnight prior to landing -- New Zealanders, the 29th Division, the East Anglian 'Division, the East Lancashire Division and the Royal Naval Division.

Gallipoli 1920

The name Tenedos is derived from Tenes, one of the heroes of the Trojan War.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Instead, they had only taken their ships to the other side of the island called Tenedos, and there they were lurking, out of site, but still not far away.

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The "Tenedos" came not so luckily out of the adventure.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

The port of Boston was blockaded by two British frigates, the "Tenedos" thirty-eight, and the "Shannon" thirty-eight.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

Ten days later, the frigate "Tenedos," which had done such good service on the blockade, suffered the loss of her tender, which was gallantly carried away by the crew of a Yankee gunboat.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

The "Tenedos" being sighted soon after daybreak, Hayes detached the "Pomone" to ascertain what ship it was; a step which for the time threw the "Pomone," as well as the "Tenedos," out of the running.

Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2 1877

At 5 A.M. three of the British squadron were seen ahead on the new course; the fourth, the "Tenedos," being then out of sight to the southward, either detached for a wider sweep of watchfulness, or separated by the gale.

Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2 1877

In his deposition Decatur says "the 'Tenedos' did not fire at the time of such surrender."

Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2 1877

Herman Melville, who had once rounded the Horn on the 'Tenedos', one of the scuttled ships, was moved to write a poem about the incident.

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