Thread: Indonesia asks for Aus. and Singapore to help in Submarine sinking

The Dardenelles was not only about AE1, there were other submarines involved. An Anglo- French Sub. flotilla was formed at Mudros, with the depot ship HINDU KUSH. These were mostly old unsuitable boats without the necessary range, with the British boat, B11 having the underwater endurance and consequently went on to sink the Turkish ship MESSUDIEH , with Captain Holbrook receiving the VC for his efforts. After this 5 British E-Boats were sent to the Dardenelles, with AE1 the first to break into the sea of Marmara and was sunk, with no life lost. The E14 , Captain Boyle , sunk the transport GUL-DJEMAL , and E11 , Capt. Nasmith, sunk the HEIRREDIN BARBAROSSA near Constantinople, both Boyle and Nasmith were awarded the VC.

The Germans sent 5 U-Boats to the Adriatic, plus 8 U-Boats to Constantinople. The U21 sunk Battleship HMS TRIUMPH off Gaba Tepe, on 25 May, two days later U 21 sank HMS MAJESTIC . This resulted in all Battleships being replaced by shallow water monitors off Gallipoli. After the fiasco of Gallipoli, Churchill was made to resign. It's interesting to note the first NZ casualties in the Gallipoli campaign were sailors from the cruiser HMNZS PHILOMEL. A landing party was sent ashore and encountered a force of Turkish troops. 3 Kiwis were KIA, and three WIA, the first New Zealanders killed on Turkish soil.

The memorial in Rabaul, where Helen and I paid our respects in '18.

Indonesia halts deep-sea salvage of sunken submarine

Indonesia halts deep-sea salvage of sunken submarine (bangkokpost.com)

Indonesia has called off its bid to salvage a military submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, killing all 53 crew aboard, the navy said Wednesday.

The KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared in April while it was scheduled to take part in live torpedo training exercises.

Chinese salvage ships were sent to help with efforts to haul up the vessel.

But Indonesia's military said Wednesday that it was ending the operation after a meeting with Chinese naval counterparts.
In a brief statement, the Indonesian navy said the salvage was "not an easy task" and "very risky", without elaborating.

A short guide to the Australian Collins Class Submarine.

Hypohystericalhistory's guide to the Collins Class Submarine - YouTube

I remember reports of the exercise with the US navy where the Collins was undetected, like a fox in the hen house.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

I remember reports of the exercise with the US navy where the Collins was undetected, like a fox in the hen house.

DL

I've posted this before. The reason I post it now is I've forgotten the name of the Captain. He came out from the RN , and was one of their gun skippers, on their nuke boats , from memory. From Rankin he went on to take up the top job in the RAN sub. group. and was responsible for formulating the training of our Skippers, from memory. But this was a long time ago. And my memory is not so good.

Australian Sub defeats US Navy in exercise - YouTube

Found him , his OAM citation.;

Captain Stephen John HUSSEY RAN

For meritorious performance of duty in the fields of submarine operations, training and capability development.Captain Hussey contributed significantly to the development of submarine capability through appointments in operational command, training and his involvement in the Collins class upgrade. He shaped complex planning for the introduction into service of the Attack class submarine whilst contributing to the Life of Type Extension for the Collins class submarines, thus ensuring the Nation can rely upon an established, proven and capable submarine force.

Hi Folks,
I have a book titled "Stokers Submarine" by Fred and Elizabeth Brenchley which details the adventures of Australia's 2 E-class submarines in WW1 era.

AE1 was lost off New Guinea.
Stoker was Captain of AE2 which breached the Dardenelles and entered the Sea of Marmara.

After the loss of AE2 all crew members were imprisoned and stayed so til some time after the end of WW1.

A really good read.

GIL