Accession Number | H11559 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Sydney Mail |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Date made | c.1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Australian Navy (RAN) submarines AE1 and AE2. AE2 later joined the British Fleet at the ...
Description
Australian Navy (RAN) submarines AE1 and AE2. AE2 later joined the British Fleet at the Dardanelles, Turkey, on 1915-04-25 and was sunk in the Sea of Marmora by the Turkish torpedo boat Sultan Hissar; technical problems contributed to the sinking. AE1 operated in the New Guinea area and was lost without trace on 1914-09-14. (Donor Sydney Mail)