AE1 and AE2 Passage to Australia - 2

Aden to Singapore

HMA Submarine AE2 on passage from United Kingdom to Australia

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HMAS AE1 and AE2 were escorted from Aden to Colombo by HMS Eclipse and then from Colombo to Singapore by HMS Yarmouth

April 1914

11. AE1, AE2 and Eclipse departed Aden

AE1 AE2 passage from Aden to Singapore 1914. Map prepared by Darren Brown for "Australian Submarines, A History" by Michael White

Map prepared by Darren Brown

HMAS AE1 departing Portsmouth

AE1, AE2 and Eclipse departed Aden at 1710 on Wednesday 1 April
April 1914

12. Arrived Colombo

AE1, AE2 and Eclipse arrived in Colombo at 2250 on Thursday 9 April
April 1914

13. Departed Colombo in company with HMS Yarmouth

Escorted by HMS Yarmouth, AE1 and AE2 departed Colombo for Singapore at 1800 on Tuesday 14 April.
HMS Yarmouth escorted HMAS AE1 and AE2 from Colombo to Singapore

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HMS Yarmouth

April 1914

14. Arrived Singapore

At 0540 on Tuesday 21 April, the two submarines arrived in Singapore and secured alongside HMAS Sydney I.
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