Royal Australian Navy – Submarines

Submarines

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Attack Submarines (Diesel-Electric)

Collins Class LOA 254′ TDISP 3,400 tons submerged. (6 active, service since 1996)

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HMAS Sheean at HMAS Stirling public event, 2006. Credit: Photographs by Gnangarra…commons.wikimedia.org, CC BY 2.5 AU ,via Wikimedia Commons

Collins class sub HMAS Stirling 2017Collins class subs HMAS Stirling 2016

Oberon class LOA 295′ TDISP 2,400 tons submerged. (6 built for Australia, service 1969-2000, 2 preserved, 1 laid up for other Oberon boats see RN submarines listing)

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HMAS Ovens S-70 preserved out of the water at the Western Australia Maritime Museum, 2012. Credit: Ché Lydia Xyang, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

HMAS Onslow S-60 (1969-1999) HMAS Onslow S-60 Museum boat Sydney 2015

HMAS Otama S-62 (1978-2000) Still awaiting preservation, laid up in Western Port Bay, Victoria. As of 2021, has deteriorated and is listing badly. HMAS Otama Western Port Bay VICTORIA 2015

HMAS Ovens S-70 (1969-1995) Preserved at Western Australia Maritime Museum since 1998. HMAS Ovens S-70 Museum boat Fremantle 2017

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