- HMAS J1
HMS "J1" (later HMAS "J1") was a
Royal Navy J class submarine built by HM Dockyard atPortsmouth inHampshire and launched on 6 November 1915.ervice history
"J1" operated in patrols in the
North Sea . In November 1916 a German force made up of half adestroyer flotilla , three dreadnoughts and a battlecruiser set out from port to rescue two submarinesU-20 andU-30 that were stranded in fog offJutland . On the return having only rescued one of the submarines the force passed "J1" offHorns Reef on 5 November 1916. Two of the dreadnoughts, the SMS "Kronprinz" and SMS "Großer Kurfürst" were torpedoed earning J1's captain,Commander Laurence, a Bar to his DSO. The dreadnoughts were not sunk but managed to reach port where they had to remain for some time while undergoing repairs.She was transferred along with 5 other J class submarines to
Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria. She was paid off on 12 July 1922, sold on 26 February 1924 and sunk as a breakwater on 26 May 1926.References
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_J1 Sea Power Centre page for HMAS J1]
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