HMAS J1
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HMS
J 1 was a J class submarine laid down at Portsmouth
Dockyard and was launched in November 1915. All the J
submarines were assigned to 11. Submarine Flotilla , and J
2 spent the war years patrolling in the North Sea before
she was transferred to the Mediterranean in 1918 where she
engaged the German uboat UB57. In March 1919 all the
remaining J class submarines were gifted to the Royal
Australian Navy. They arrived Australian waters in July
that same year, and were all taken out of active service
for maintenance. After a few local exercises they were all
stricken from the Navy lists and decommissioned in July
1922. J1 was scuttled 26. May 1926 outside Port Philip
Heads.The wreck was found by sport divers in 1984, and
rest today on her keel with a slight listing to port on a
depth of 34 to 38 meter in Bass Strait. Also see the
wrecks of her sister ships HMAS
J2 HMAS J3, HMAS J4, HMAS J5, HMAS
J7 and HMS
J6 in England.
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| 38° 18′ 58″ S, 144° 33′ 13″ E  Picture: J class submarines Courtesy of Royal Australian Navy, Public domain Last updated: February 2021 |
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