Australian submarines : a history / Michael White.

Collection type	Library
Author	White, M. W. D. (Michael William Duckett), 1939-;
Call Number	623.8257 W586a
Document type	Monograph
Year	2015.
Pagination	2 volumes. : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Australian Teachers of Media Inc.,
Note	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Place made	St Kilda West, Victoria :

Abstract

Volume I : Development of the submersible -- Acquisition of Australia's first submarines -- Building, commissioning and passage of AE1 and AE2 to Australia -- New Guinea and loss of AE1 -- AE2; the Dardenelles 1915 -- AE2 in the Sea of Marmara and her los s; POW camp -- Replacement of AE1 and AE2 by J boats -- J Boats; taking over and voyage to Australia -- J boats in Australia 1919-1920 -- J boats 1921 -- End of J boats; 1922 onwards -- Purchase and construction of Oxley (I) and Otway (I) -- Manning and c ommissioning of Oxley (I) and Otway (I) -- Oxley (I) and Otway (I); voyage to Australia 1928-1930 -- Oxley (I) and Otway (I) in Australia 1929-1930; transfer to RN 1931 -- K9 1942-1944 -- X-craft Midget submarines in WWII -- HMAS Platypus depot ship -- RN Fourth Submarine Squadron in Australia 1949-1969 -- Oberon Class 1967-2000 -- Collins Class 1996-present -- Future submarines 2015 onwards -- Australian submarine sites and memorials. -- Appendices: Volume II : E Class technical details; RN Ratings trans ferred to the RAN in 1913; AE1 Commissioning officers and crew 1914; AE2 Commissioning officers and crew 1914; AE1 and AE2 the engineers; AE1 and AE2 extra officers; AE1 Officers and crew at time of loss 1914; AE2 Officers and crew at time of loss 1915; A E1 and AE2 spare crew and other ratings in AE submarines; AE2 Interrogation transcript after AE2 loss 1915; J Class Commissioning Officers and crew 1919; Platypus Commissioning crew and J Class spare crew 1919; RAN officers and ratings with submarine serv ice 1923-1924; Oxley (I) Commissioning crew 1927; Otway (I) Commissioning crew 1927; Oxley (I) and Otway (I) ratings 1928; Otway (I) and Oxley (I) Officers and crew on sailing from Malta 15 November 1928; HMS Oxley and HMS Otway RN commissioning crews on handover to RN 1931; Submariners who served in RAN submarines 1913-1932; Australians in RN boats in WWII; Australians who served in depot ships in WWII; Human chariots in WWII; Special submersibles and crews in WWII : Special Operations; Special units dep loyed by submarine in WWII; K9 ship?s company 1943-1944; New Zealanders in submarine service; RN Fourth Submarine Squadron; Australian submariners 1963- 2014; Oberon Class commissioning and decommissioning officers and crew; Collins Class commissioning Of ficers and crew; Australian Squadron and submarine commanding officers 1967-2013; Honours and awards to Australians serving in RAN or RN submarines and to RN personnel serving in RAN submarines; Australian submariners lost 1914-2013.