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The Collins-class submarines are Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Collins class takes its name from Australian Vice Admiral John Augustine Collins; each of the six submarines is named after significant RAN personnel who distinguished themselves in action during World War II. The six ...
HMAS Collins (SSG 73) is the lead vessel of the six-submarine Collins class operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named for Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins, Collins was laid down in February 1990, and was the only submarine of the class to be partially constructed by Kockums' Malmo shipyard. The boat was launched in August 1993 ...
Commissioned on 27 July 1996, HMAS Collins was the first of the six Collins Class submarines to enter service in the Royal Australian Navy. Based at Fleet Base West in Western Australia, they are a formidable element in Australia's defence capability.
ASC delivered the Collins Class submarines to the Royal Australian Navy between 1996 and 2003. They were the first submarines to be built in Australia. Based on the Type 471 design from Swedish submarine maker, Kockums, the Collins Class were considered the most sophisticated conventional submarines in the world, packed with high level
The Collins class is an enlarged version of the Kockums Västergötland class submarine. The design was referred to as the Type 471 Submarine until it was decided to name the lead boat, HMAS Collins, after RAN Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins.
The Type 471 Collins Class submarine is of single-hull design. A mk48 mod 4 heavyweight torpedo. Collins is equipped with a Thales Optronics CK043 search periscope and CH093 attack periscope.
Collins-class submarine acquisition. 1 January 1982. In January 1982, the New Submarine Project Office was set up. Submarine builders and designers around the world were invited to register their interest. They were invited to offer a replacement for the Oberon -class submarines. Australia wanted 6 conventional submarines.
The Collins Class submarine remains one of the most capable conventional submarines in the world. Australia's Collins Class submarine fleet will undergo a life-of-type extension (LOTE) at Osborne shipyard in South Australia.
The Collins Class submarines are the second largest non-nuclear powered submarines in the world. In 1987, the newly formed Australian Submarine Corporation (now ASC Pty Ltd), began the task of designing and building the most sophisticated conventional submarine in the world.
The Collins Class remains one of the most capable, and deadly, conventional submarines in the world. This documentary takes a look at the boat's origins, capability and future, including an...