| HMS J2 | |
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 HMAS J2 in 1920 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS J2 |
| Builder: | HM Dockyard, Portsmouth |
| Launched: | 6 November 1915 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Australia, 25 March 1919 |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | HMAS J2 |
| Acquired: | 25 March 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1922 |
| Fate: | Sunk 1 June 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | J-class submarine |
HMS J2 (later HMAS J2) was a J-class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth in Hampshire and launched on 6 November 1915.[1]
J2 torpedoed and sank the German submarine U-99 between the Orkney Islands and Norway on 7 July 1917. She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919, and operated out of Geelong until she was paid off on 12 July 1922
J2 was sold on 26 February 1924. She was scuttled in the ship graveyard off Port Phillip Heads at 38°18′49″S 144°34′48″E / 38.31361°S 144.58°ECoordinates: 38°18′49″S 144°34′48″E / 38.31361°S 144.58°E.
The J2 wreck, also known as "39 Metre Sub", "130 Foot Sub", "Broken Sub" or "Deep Sub", is submerged in 39 metres (128 ft) of water. The wreck lies on its keel running North-South with its bow pointing out to sea. During its scuttling the bow section broke off, exposing the forward torpedoes tubes and bow modifications. The wreck is accessible by experienced divers, but it is the deepest and most difficult of the four J class submarine wrecks in the area.[2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ↑ "HMAS J2". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20090205232342/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_J2. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Victorian Ships' Graveyard Wrecks". http://www.vicshipwrecks.com/control.html. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Dive Site - J2 Submarine". http://www.borrett.id.au/divelog/divesite.php?loc=33. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Milowka, Agnes. "Victoria's J Class Submarines". Archived from the original on 2011-03-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5x9C5aKFO.
- ↑ Arnott, Terry. "WWI J Class Subs". Maritime Archaeology Association Of Victoria. Archived from the original on 2011-03-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5x9DGDGUk.
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