HM Submarine A7 : An Archaeological Assessment

"The report on the project to investigate the Royal Navy submarine HMS/M A7, lost in Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, in 1914. The project is a wide-ranging study into the development, the loss and the current condition of the submarine. Its detailed record of the submarine is highly significant as the A7 is the most complete example of an A class submarine in existence. As a result, it greatly enhances our knowledge and understanding of this pioneering British submarine class, which was both the forerunner of British WW1 submarine warfare and the foundation of post-war developments. The long-debated cause of its destruction was also finally determined by the project. The report also provides a concise history of early British submarine warfare and technology. Finally, it records the lives of those who went down with the submarine, and details the many risks and challenges faced by those brave enough to man these early submarines."--Description on distributor website, 22 October 2015.