| HMS J4 | |
|---|---|
 HMAS J4 in 1919 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS J4 |
| Builder: | HM Dockyard, Pembroke Dock |
| Launched: | 2 February 1916 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Australia, 25 March 1919 |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | HMAS J4 |
| Acquired: | 25 March 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1922 |
| Fate: | Sunk 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | J-class submarine |
HMS J4 (later HMAS J4) was a J-class submarine built by HM Dockyard at Pembroke in Wales and launched on 2 February 1916.[1][2]
She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong until 12 July 1922, when she was paid off.
J4 was sold on 26 February 1924, but sank at her moorings at Williamstown, Victoria on 10 July 1924. She was raised and scuttled in ship graveyard off Port Phillip Heads.
The J4 wreck, also known as the "Shallow" or "90 foot Submarine", is submerged in 27 metres (89 ft) of water in the ship graveyard and is a popular dive site.[3][4][5][6]
References[]
- ↑ "HMAS J4". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20090205231817/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_J4. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "J4 Submarine". Shipwreck dive sites. Department of Planning and Community Development. http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/projects-and-programs/Shipwreck-dive-sites/j4-submarine. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Shallow or 90 Foot Submarine". Dive Information Sheet. Department of Planning and Community Development. http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/36930/J490FtSubDiveInfoSheet.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Victorian Ships' Graveyard Wrecks". http://www.vicshipwrecks.com/control.html. 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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Coordinates: 38°18′45″S 144°34′00″E / 38.3125°S 144.5666667°E
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