GallipoliSubmarineAE2-2008.txt
GallipoliSubmarineAE2-2008
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1390469/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 6.8
TV Movie 52 min Documentary 24 April 2008 (Australia)
Director: Steve Westh
Writer: Steve Westh
Stars: David Smyth, Nick Britton, Bryn Coldrick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_AE2
After the start of World War I, AE2 was sent to German New Guinea with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, then spent time patrolling around Fiji. With no need for submarines in the Pacific or Indian theatres, AE2 was towed to the Mediterranean, and arrived off Egypt in early 1915. The boat was assigned to the Dardanelles Campaign, and was the first submarine to successfully penetrate the waterway and enter the Sea of Marmara. With orders to "run amok" inside Turkish territory, AE2 operated for five days before mechanical faults forced her to the surface, where she was damaged by the torpedo boat Sultanhisar. The submarine was scuttled by her crew, all of whom were captured.
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