The Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force is the submarine element of the Royal Australian Navy. The service currently forms the Navy's Submarine Force Element Group and consists of six Collins class
HMAS AE2
HMAS Platypus with all six J-class submarines
HMAS Oxley and Otway
HMAS Onslow in 1998
Collins-class submarine
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The Collins-class submarines are Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy. The Collins class takes its name from Australian Vice Admiral John Augustine Collins
Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force
…submarine element of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The service currently forms the Navy's Submarine Force Element Group (FEG) and consists of six Collins class submarines. The Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force has been established four times, with the initial three attempts being foiled by combat losses…
HMAS Rankin, sixth submarine of the Collins class, underway in 2006
ROKS Lee Sunsin, a South Korean submarine based on the IKL/HDW Type 209 design. The Type 209 unsuccessfully competed against the Kockums Type 471 for selection as the basis of the Collins class
The Australian Submarine Corporation construction facility, where the six submarines were assembled
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter observing the Collins Weapon System Trainer Facility at HMAS Stirling in August 2007