H11559 Accession Number: H11559

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)

Details

Accession Number
H11559
Photographer
Sydney Mail
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c.1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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