Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuvandudzwa kwezvidziviriro muChannel uye kugadzikana kwepamberi mukutanga kwa1915 kwakabvumira kuti cruisers isunungurwe kubva pamabasa avo, saka "Kléber" yakaendeswa ku
Dardanelles kutsigira mauto eAllied muGallipoli Campaign muna May. Yakagoverwa kuDardanelles Squadron () apo iyo unit yakaumbwa musi wa16 Chivabvu. Ngarava yacho yakamhanya kwenguva pfupi kunze kweScala Nuova Bay uye yakabatanidzwa nechitima chemahombekombe pasina simba risati rasunungurwa. "Kléber", "Dupleix", uye ngarava dzehondo dzakarukwa nezvombo uye zvino dzakanga dzapiwa basa rokukomba mhenderekedzo yeAsia Minor, dzichibva kuLesbos. "Kléber" yakasangana neRoyal Australian Navy troopship HMT "Boorara" muAegean Sea musi wa17 Chikunguru 1915, ichimanikidza "Boorara" kuti azviise pamhenderekedzo paMudros uye nekukuvadza bow ye cruiser.