Her Majesty's Australian Submarine AE1 was a pioneering E-class vessel, equipped with formidable torpedo capabilities and symbolizing the technological advancement of early 20th-century naval warfare.

On Sep. 14, 1914, Australia's first submarine, the HMAS AE1, disappeared off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. SEE ALSO: Discovery of World War II shipwreck ends a 74-year mystery It followed ...

“You know I always thought that when it happened it would be so exciting but it’s actually been very emotional,” she told News Corp Australia ... lost on the HMAS AE1 submarine.