Thursday, December 21, 2017

Australian sailors vanished into a fog during WWI. A century later, we found out where they went.

Australian sailors vanished into a fog during WWI. A century later, we found out where they went.

Just minutes after crew members aboard the Australian submarine signaled about diminishing visibility, the vessel disappeared into the fog. During WWI, Australia's first submarine, HMAS AE1, along with its sister ship, AE2, were used to capture German New Guinea. It was a Sunday in September of 1914 when the vessel helped secure the surrender of Rabaul in East New Britain, according to the Royal Australian […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/21/australian-sailors-vanished-into-a-fog-during-wwi-a-century-later-we-found-out-where-they-went/

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