A poem about the Ae2 Australian’s pride in 1915.
Indeed they will be remembered…
For their leadership at the ‘Great War”.
When the Navy of ‘a New Nation’…
Loyally pledged its support.
At a moment in time then when…
‘The Mother Country’ sounded those bells.
They chimed in time to the beat of the war drum..
Beat, beat, beating off to the Dardanelles.
The AE2 followed…
A New AUSTRALIAN Submarine..
That captured a moment,
A moment of Naval of Victory.
On the 25 April 1915 …
It sailed through the Dardanelles
The straight lined with Mines…
A suicide mission one could tell.
Reaching Constantinoupoli …
Was its original goal, that time…
Opening the gate way for the Russian Fleet
And for the ANZAC ‘diggers’ to storm the penninsula
as an element of surprise.
The enemies ‘jaw dropped’ at the sight ….
Of the AE2 gliding in the darkness of the night.
But they were alone there…
No back up was able to be received
And like a warrior she was struck and left for dead indeed.
The crew were saved and taken as POW …
While the Captain led her to rest at Marmara so sound.
That is how the story as the story goes…
The Secret mission assigned to our submarine…
And She is remembered today to be
The AE2 of Australia’s Loyal Navy venturing at the Dardanelles near Constantinoupoli!
~DebbiePapadakis (C) Splash Penningitout 16th October 2014.
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