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Title
Heavy spherical weight from H.M.A. Submarine A.E. No. 1, before 1914
Creator
Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Call number
DR 140
Level of description
fonds
Date

before 1914
Type of material
Objects
Reference code
891406
Physical Description
1 weight, 1 base - brass, wood - 14.5 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Spherical ball ending in a hexagonal base. Inscription on top of ball reads 'HMA submarine AEI'. One side of base has the marking: 'PA8'. Mounted on square, wooden base.
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
Description source

Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Date note

Dated from the year H.M.A. Submarine A.E. No. 1 was lost in World War I (Ref: Royal Australian Navy: loss of submarine. A.E.1 near Cape Gazelle, New Britain, 14th Sep. 1914. [1914])
Name
AE1 (submarine)
World War (1914-1918)
Topic
submarines
weights and measures
Place
New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)

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