AWM Collection Record: P00371.001

AWM image P00371.001

ID Number: P00371.001
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: CREW OF THE AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE AE2 WHICH WAS SUNK ON 1915-04-30 IN THE SEA OF MARMORA AFTER NEGOTIATING THE TURKISH CONTROLLED DARDANELLES. THE SINKING RESULTED FROM A COMBINATION OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND ACTION BY TURKISH FORCES. THE CREW WERE RESCUED AND SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP.
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related subject: Prisoners of war; Ship wrecks; Submarines; Torpedo boats
Related unit: AE2 (1914-1915); Turkish Navy
Related place: Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles Asian Coast; Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Sea of Marmora
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Last-Modified: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:27:02 GMT

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