From 27 January to 4 February 1915, the ship helped to defend the Canal near Kantara during the First Suez Offensive by Ottoman forces.
fɹʌm twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tə fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ðə ʃˈɪp hˈɛlpt tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðə kənˈæl nˌɪɹ kæntˈɑːɹɹə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈuːɪz əfˈɛnsɪv baɪ ˈɑːɾəmən fˈoːɹsᵻz.