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The AE1 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy.
It was laid down by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, England on 14 November 1911, launched on 22 May 1913 and commissioned on 28 February 1914. AE1, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Thomas Besant, RN, departed Blanche Bay, Rabaul, at 0700hrs on 14 September 1914 to patrol off Cape Gazelle and, when she had not returned by 2000hrs, several ships were despatched to search for her. No trace of her was found and she was listed as lost with all hands. It is probable that she was wrecked on a reef.