The HMAS "Platypus" was ordered to support which submarine that ended up getting lost at sea in 1914?
HMAS Platypus (1917) HMAS "Platypus" was a submarine depot ship and base ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1919 and 1946. Ordered prior to World War I to support the Australian submarines "AE1" and "AE2", "Platypus" was not completed until after both submarines had been lost, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy from 1917 to 1919.
HMS Falmouth (1910) HMS "Falmouth" was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. She was one of four ships of the "Weymouth" sub-class. The ship was initially assigned to the Atlantic Fleet upon completion in 1911, but was reduced to reserve in mid-1913. When the First World War began in 1914, "Falmouth" was transferred to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (LCS) of the Grand Fleet and then the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron at the end of the year. The ship participated in most of the early fleet actions, including the Battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland, but was only seriously engaged in the latter. She was torpedoed and sunk off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by German submarines during the Action of 19 August 1916.