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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 ...
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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 ...
Jul 27, 1996 · 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.
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 technological and performance capability.
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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.
Sep 3, 2011 · The Collins class submarines built here in Australia by Australians were not “expensive lemons” but first rate, world class submarines, equal to, or better than, any conventionally powered submarine in existence, and now recognised as such by our major allies.
