WW1 Australian submarine found

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The Fall Guy
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42435428

Cool read.
BQ78
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Interesting, I had no idea Australia had submarines but now I have a great trivia question, What country lost the first submarine in WW1?
aggiedata
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it really was down under
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AggieData:

I don't know whether to blue star you or ask for your ban
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BQ78 said:

AggieData:

I don't know whether to blue star you or ask for your ban
Well, do both I probably deserve it for this or something else.
VanZandt92
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BQ78 said:

Interesting, I had no idea Australia had submarines but now I have a great trivia question, What country lost the first submarine in WW1?


Germany?
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Someone didn't read the article.
Bregxit
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BQ78 said:

Someone didn't read the article.


Aussie sub was the first allied country to lose a sub.
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I guess someone else (me) didn't read the article close enough.
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Looks like Van Zandt is right two U-Boats out of 9 or 10 (conflicting sources) were lost in August attacking the British fleet in the North Sea. There does not appear to be a definitive link out on the web though. Another website says they lost their first one after the Australian one, later that September off Flanders but it is a UK newspaper so dubious to me.
Lee72
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For a great reference about all WWI and WWII subs (u-boats and allied as well) and the shipping they sunk, check out [url] https://uboat.net/boats.htm [/url]
VanZandt92
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I wasn't debating Germany vs Australia. I just assumed that with German naval history of the period it would have been one of theirs.
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I can't imagine how sketchy a WW1 sub must have been. Probably like being in a sinking propane tank.
Aggies Revenge
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A propane tank probably smelled better too
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Didn't everyone have to go into the front or back of the sub to help with surfacing/diving? Not sure if that was WWI or earlier subs.
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easttexasaggie04 said:

I can't imagine how sketchy a WW1 sub must have been. Probably like being in a sinking propane tank.
Not that Eastern Connecticut is on your list of places to tour but, I highly recommend the US Navy submarine school and museum at New London, CT.
Sapper Redux
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easttexasaggie04 said:

I can't imagine how sketchy a WW1 sub must have been. Probably like being in a sinking propane tank.


I've been on the WWII U-Boat at Bremerhaven and as a ten year-old I felt cramped and uncomfortable. I can't imagine what WWI boat was like.
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