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COLLINS CLASS (SSK) SUBMARINE
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| 2 February 2001 |
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Name |
No |
Builders |
Laid down |
Laun |
Comm- |
|
COLLINS |
73 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
14 Feb 1990 |
28 Aug 1993 |
27 July 1996 |
|
FARNCOMB |
74 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
1 Mar 1991 |
15 Dec 1995 |
31 Jan 1998 |
|
WALLER |
75 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
19 Mar 1992 |
14 Mar 1997 |
10 July 1999 |
|
DECHA- |
76 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
4 Mar 1993 |
12 Mar 1998 |
June 2000 |
|
SHEEAN |
77 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
17 Feb 1994 |
3 May 1999 |
Oct 2000 |
|
RANKIN |
78 |
Australian Submarine Corp, Adelaide |
12 May 1995 |
May 2000 |
June 2001 |
Displacement,
tons: 3,051 surfaced; 3,353 dived
Dimensions, feet (metres): 255.2 × 25.6 × 23 (77.8 × 7.8 × 7)
Main machinery: Diesel-electric; 3 Hedemora/Garden Island Type
V18B/14 diesels; 6,020 hp (4.42 MW); 3 Jeumont Schneider generators; 4.2
MW; 1 Jeumont Schneider motor; 7,344 hp(m) (5.4 MW); 1 shaft; 1 MacTaggart
Scott DM 43006 hydraulic motor for emergency propulsion
Speed, knots: 10 surfaced; 10 snorting; 20 dived
Range, miles: 9,000 at 10 kt (snort); 11,500 at 10 kt (surfaced), 400
at 4 kt (dived)
Complement: 42 (6 officers)
Missiles:
SSM: McDonnell Douglas Sub Harpoon; active radar homing to 130 km (70
n miles) at 0.9 Mach; warhead 227 kg.
Torpedoes: 6-21 in (533 mm) fwd tubes. Gould Mk 48 Mod 4; dual
purpose; wire-guided; active/passive homing to 38 km (21 n miles) at 55
kt or 50 km (27 n miles) at 40 kt; warhead 267 kg. Air turbine pump discharge.
Total of 22 weapons including Mk 48 and Sub Harpoon.
Mines: 44 in lieu of torpedoes.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 SSE.
ESM: Argo AR 740; radar warning.
Weapons control: Boeing/Rockwell integrated system. Link 11.
Radars: Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007; I-band.
Sonars: Thomson Sintra Scylla active/passive bow array and passive
flank, intercept and ranging arrays.
GEC-Marconi Kariwara (first pair) or Thomson Marconi Narama or Allied
Signal TB 23; retractable passive towed array.
Programmes: Contract signed on 3 June 1987 for construction of
six Swedish-designed Kockums Type 471. Fabrication work started in June
1989; bow and midships (escape tower) sections of the first submarines
built in Sweden.
Structure: Stirling air independent propulsion (AIP) has been tested
on a shore rig. Scylla is an updated Eledone sonar suite. Diving depth,
300 m (984 ft). Anechoic tiles are fitted during build to all but Collins
which is retrofitted. Pilkington Optronics CK 43 search and CH 93 attack
periscopes fitted. Plans for an external mine belt have been abandoned.
Operational: All to be based at Fleet Base West with one or two
deploying regularly to the east coast. Dechaineux and Sheean have achieved
interim operational capability following modifications to propellers and
casing sections and improvements to the hydraulics system and engine reliability.
Significant improvements to the noise signature have been achieved. A
similar upgrade to Farncomb and Rankin is being undertaken during 2001.
Collins and Waller will follow to complete the class upgrade.
| Displacement Dived (tonnes): | 3406.6 |
| Displacement Surfaced (tonnes): | 3099.8 |
| Length (m): | 77.8 |
| Beam (m): | 7.8 |
| Draught (m): | 7 |
| Range (nm): | 9000 |
| Speed (knots): | 10 |
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| WALLER - 5/1999, P Lewis, RAN |
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| COLLINS - 4/2000*,D Yates, RAN |
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| WALLER - 7/1998, S Farrow, RAN |