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  1. Sandringham Yacht Club's 100-year-old submarine

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  2. Submarine J7 at Sandringham Yacht Club marina; 1998; P3183

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  3. HMAS J7 Submarine Sandringham Yacht Club 600 1662

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  4. Story of a sunken WWI submarine to be told at Sandringham Yacht Club

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  5. Sandringham Yacht Club Vic Submarine Stock Photo 2228148125

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  6. Location of the submarine J7 in Sandringham Yacht Club showing

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COMMENTS

  1. J7 Submarine

    J7 Submarine. For more than 80 years few have known that a former 274 foot (83 metre) British World War 1 submarine known as J7 has sat in the waters as a breakwater at Sandringham Yacht Club, with its rusting upper hull providing moored boats with protection from the Bay's strong winds and waves. Despite a world class marina these days all ...

  2. Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does

    In the mid-1920s, Sandringham Yacht Club had hoped to buy HMAS Cerberus, which had been the depot ship for the six J-class submarines, and sink it as a breakwater. They missed out, but instead ...

  3. Sandringham Yacht Club

    Can you see spot the submarine? For more than 80 years a former 83 metre British World War 1 submarine known as J7 has sat in the piers waters as a breakwate...

  4. HMS J7

    Each submarine was 275 feet (84 m) in length overall, with a beam of 22 feet (6.7 m), and a draught of 14 feet ... The hulk was scuttled in 1930, for use as a breakwater at the Sandringham Yacht Club in Port Phillip. Some years later a stone marina was constructed around the wreck, which was left in situ and visible, being too expensive to ...

  5. Sandringham Yacht Club's 100-year-old submarine

    Sandringham Yacht Club's 100-year-old submarine. 27/09/2021. By the time Australia gets the first of its next fleet of submarines, J-7 will be 113 years old, and won't have sailed anywhere in a century. J-7 may be a familiar sight to dozens of sailors who stride past her every day at Sandringham Yacht Club, but most Melburnians won't even ...

  6. HMAS J7

    After her refit was completed J7 sailed for the submarine base at Geelong, Victoria. After uneventful service, ... She was dismantled and the hull sunk in 1930 as a breakwater at the Sandringham Yacht Club, Sandringham, Port Phillip Bay, where it remains. The hulk of J7 may still be seen at the Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria.

  7. J-class submarine

    Wreck of HMAS J7 at Sandringham Yacht Club marina. The J-class submarines were seven submarines developed by the Royal Navy prior to the First World War in response to claims that Germany was developing submarines that were fast enough to operate alongside surface fleets. Six were completed during mid-1916, while a seventh entered service at the end of 1917.

  8. Welcome to Sandringham Yacht Club

    SYC Marina's J7 Submarine; Learn To Sail. Discover Sailing. Discover Sailing Experiences; Tackers (7 - 12) Tackers 1; Tackers 2; Tackers 3; Tackers Squad; ... Sandringham Yacht Club. Jetty Road Sandringham, Victoria 3191 Australia. P.O. Box 66 Sandringham, Victoria 3191 Australia. TEL: +61 3 9599 0999 ...

  9. DiveDB

    The J7 Submarine at Sandringham Yacht Club is a unique visible feature of the marina, and is historically significant as one of the Royal Australian Navy's earliest submarines, predated only by the AE-1 and AE-2. The J-7 differed from the other J-class submarines. The J7's submerged displacement of 1,760 tons was 60 tons less than that of her ...

  10. Submarine J7 : photographs taken at the Sandringham Yacht Club ...

    Submarine J7 : photographs taken at the Sandringham Yacht Club, Sunday, 23rd February, 2003, at low tide, 3.30 p.m. Built in 1915 for the Royal Navy in 1915, presented to Australia in 1919, sold in 1929 and sunk as breakwater in 1930. 8 col. photographs, with other illustrations.

  11. Location of the submarine J7 in Sandringham Yacht Club showing

    Download scientific diagram | Location of the submarine J7 in Sandringham Yacht Club showing measurement points. from publication: In situ conservation management of historic iron shipwrecks in ...

  12. Victorian Heritage Database

    The J-7 submarine at Sandringham is a unique visible feature of the marina, and is historically significant as one of the Royal Australian Navy s earliest submarines, predated only by the AE-1 and AE-2. ... It was sold for breaking up in October 1929 but was sunk as a breakwater at Sandringham Yacht Club. Uses of Vessel ; Primary Use: Defence ...

  13. View Shipwreck

    Decision taken to scrap five of the subs. on 9 Nov. 1923, but decision on J-7 taken on 16 January 1924. Its engines were in use at Flinders Naval Depot to augment power plant. It was sold for breaking up in October 1929 but was sunk as a breakwater at Sandringham Yacht Club.

  14. Story of a sunken WWI submarine to be told at Sandringham Yacht Club

    THE fascinating story behind the WWI submarine sunk in the Sandringham Yacht Club marina will be told this weekend. Bayside Leader. less than 2 min read. February 14, 2013 - 12:00AM.

  15. Submarine HMS J7 was sunk originally sunk as a breakwater at ...

    Submarine HMS J7 was sunk originally sunk as a breakwater at Sandringham Yacht Club Share Sort by: Top. Open comment sort options. Best. Top. New. Controversial. Old. Q&A. Add a Comment. Sort by: ... Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine HMS Artful (S-121), commissioning day at the HMNB Clyde, March 18, 2016. ...

  16. TIL that Sandringham has a Submarine : r/melbourne

    In 1926 they were sold for scraps. Four of the submarines (J1, J2, J4, & J5) were scuttled (sunk) in the 'ship's graveyard' in Bass Strait. One sub (J3) was used as part of a jetty in Queenscliff. The final sub (J7) was used as part of the breakwater at Sandringham yacht club. Which is where it remains.

  17. Sandringham Yacht Club

    Situated on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay, the Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), one of Australia's most progressive and awarded yacht clubs, presenting world class sporting and event facilities right on the water's edge. Our 356 berth floating marina, Boating Academy, waterfront support services, newly built clubhouse and reciprocal rights ...

  18. Marina

    SYC Marina's J7 Submarine; Learn To Sail. Discover Sailing. Discover Sailing Experiences; Tackers (7 - 12) Tackers 1; Tackers 2; Tackers 3; Tackers Squad; ... Sandringham Yacht Club. Jetty Road Sandringham, Victoria 3191 Australia. P.O. Box 66 Sandringham, Victoria 3191 Australia. TEL: +61 3 9599 0999 ...

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    Sandringham Yacht Club. Marina in Australia. Our 356 berth floating marina, Boating Academy, waterfront support services, newly built clubhouse and reciprocal rights with yacht cl

  20. Russia's Growing Secret Submarine Fleet Key to Moscow's ...

    The largest of these is BS-64, a stretched DELTA-IV-class submarine. This is one of the largest submarines in the world - bigger than the U.S. Navy's Ohio-class nuclear ballistic nuclear ...

  21. A Silver Lining: 'Spinnaker Party' survives the CYC fire

    A Silver Lining: 'Spinnaker Party' survives the CYC fire. The cause of the fire at the California Yacht Club is being investigated. First thing Tuesday morning I was awakened by the ping of a text saying the California Yacht Club had burned down. Like many people who have been members of the more than 100-year-old club that has been in ...

  22. Sunken Russian warship Moskva: What do we know?

    Reuters. The guided missile cruiser pictured sailing through Istanbul in June 2021. Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, the Moskva, has sunk after being "seriously damaged". That is as ...

  23. On Water

    Sandringham Yacht Club [SYC] is one of the most innovative yacht clubs in Australia, offering world class sailing facilities. SYC's contemporary Clubhouse stands impressively on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay offering stunning bay views, world class sailing facilities, exceptional dining rooms with superior food and beverage service, versatile amenities including a state-of-the-art ...