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	Collins class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Collins class submarines are the newest class of Australian submarines, built in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy.
		In 2005, it was revealed that the maximum diving depth of the Collins class had been reduced, following an incident in February 2003, when a seawater hose failed on HMAS Dechaineux, flooding the engine room and almost sinking the vessel.
		The submarines are based at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Western Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Collins_class_submarine (536 words)

	Procuring Change: How Kockums was Selected for the Collins Class Submarine (Research Paper 4 2001-02)
		For the new submarine project, utilising this capacity was important not just for the rapidly evolving areas of combat related systems but for functions ranging from automating the normal running of the boats through to their design and development, and the management of their production.
		The new submarines' availability for operations was expected to improve by up to 30 per cent and the cost of operating them throughout their lifetime was to be reduced considerably.
		The submarine may be observed whilst underway (particularly when snorting - running its engines whilst submerged, by use of a snorkel) and may be shadowed into the patrol area, by anti-submarine forces, possibly another submarine, positioned along the most likely approach to the patrol area.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rp/2001-02/02RP04.htm (9984 words)

	The Collins Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines, HMAS Collins was launched at the Australian Submarine Corporations facility at Osborne in South Australia on Saturday, 28th August, 1993 by Lady Collins.
		The submarine was named after Vice Admiral Sir John Collins who was born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 7 January 1899, entered the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) as one of the original entry in 1913, saw service in two World Wars and was First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff during the Korean War.
		The fifth of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines, HMAS Sheean was launched in South Australia on Saturday, 1st May, 1999 and formally commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy at a ceremony at Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling at 1100 on Friday, 25th February, 2002.
	submarinesaustralia.com /plank_images_collins/planks_cc.htm (2695 words)

	Collins
		A Collins Class submarine is a long-range, multipurpose patrol submarine capable of both short duration coastal missions, and long-duration open sea defensive and offensive operations.
		The Collins Class submarines have all the attributes expected of a state-of-the-art submarine, including high manoeuvrability, low signature patterns, high firing rates, and excellent shock endurance.
		With a displacement of 3000 tonnes, the Collins Class submarines are the largest, and without a doubt the most advanced and efficient conventional submarines in the world.
	www.kockums.se /Submarines/collins.html (262 words)

	Naval Technology - SSK Collins Class (Type 471) - Attack Submarine
		Collins has the capacity for up to 22 missiles and torpedoes, and up to 44 mines in place of torpedoes.
		Collins carries the Gould Mark 48 Mod 4 torpedo, which is a wire-guided torpedo with active/passive homing and 267kg warhead.
		Collins is equipped with Thales (formerly Pilkington Optronics) CK043 search periscope and CH093 attack periscope, which incorporate a suite of thermal imagers, image intensifiers and low light television sensors.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/collins (961 words)

	Collins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Collins Classics, a now defunct English record label that specialized in classical music.
		Collins class submarine, the newest class of Australian submarine.
		Tom Collins - A drink, also called 'the collins' for short.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Collins (140 words)

	The Commonwealth Treasurer – Speech - Official Launch of "Sinews of War" [17/08/2003]
		The Collins Class Submarine, which could operate in warm waters to the north of Australia, was an acquisition which we entered into as part of the thinking to defend the continental land mass by denying any enemy the opportunity to mount maritime or air approaches to the mainland of Australia.
		And as recently in relation to this Budget, with an allocation for full stage cycle docking of the Collins Class Submarine we were dealing with financial implications of a decision which was made probably 15 years, nearly 20 years ago.
		A decision was made to take a submarine which had not yet been invented, it had to be built from scratch.
	www.treasurer.gov.au /tsr/content/speeches/2003/012.asp (1699 words)

	SIA - SIA Home > Welcome
		Ensuring the preservation and presentation of the submarine HMAS AE2 located in Turkish waters in the Sea of Marmara, contributing to an informed debate on the wreck’s future and ensuring that AE2’s contribution to the Gallipoli campaign is duly recognised.
		There is a number of locations where there are repositories of memorabilia or museums where submarines are on display.
		Contribution to the early development of a Defence Project for the Underwater Warfare Capability to succeed the Collins class submarine – this project is titled ‘SM 2020’.
	www.submarineinstitute.com (166 words)

	PM - Navy investigates Collins Class submarine leak
		BILL OWEN: Well I think it's a very serious problem, and it could have led to the loss of the submarine, but fortunately action was taken very promptly and a new safety system which is fitted in the Collins class was activated in a very short space of time.
		I never experienced a failure of a hard system in all the time I was at sea and submarines, which was about, you know, from 1948 til 1970 odd, I was in submarines in the Royal Navy, and since I've been in command of the submarine squadron in Australia twice.
		It was believed the problems with the Collins class subs were over; noise levels, the hull, the engines and communications and combat systems, had all gone through expensive refits.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s786176.htm (736 words)

	Minister for Defence: Collins Class Submarine Report 1 July 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is also a complex issue as it must be assessed at different modes of operation of the submarines (diesel or battery), different speeds and depths, across the whole frequency spectrum, against different sea states and against the characteristics of the detectors that are likely to be used against the submarine.
		That said, it is also our view that, once the deficiencies are remedied, the Collins class has the potential to be an extremely potent strategic and tactical defence asset for Australia, which should serve the country well and retain a technical edge, with periodic upgrades, for decades.
		They constitute an entirely new class of submarine, being substantially larger and longer than the rest of the world’s diesel electric submarines, and quite different in their operational profiles to the nuclear powered ‘attack’ submarines.
	www.minister.defence.gov.au /1999/collins.html (13072 words)

	ASC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ASC has developed a world class ILS package that provides comprehensive and cost-effective support for the Collins Class’ mission and support systems, from conception to the end of the submarines’ operational lives.
		The routine-level maintenance is conducted in WA; homeport to the submarine fleet at HMAS Stirling.
		The submarine training school has been set up to contain much of the equipment found on the Collins Class submarines, such as complete diesel engines, systems and simulators, to enable practical training to be conducted using relevant equipment.
	www.asc.com.au /capabilities.asp (1323 words)

	How Safe Are Our Subs?
		The remark was unfortunate in that it was damaging to the morale of the men and women who will man the Collins Class and has the potential to cause anxiety and distress to their families.
		No such incident has ever occurred in a Collins Class submarine and it seems likely that the Senator was confusing the incident with such an event which did occur on board a British Upholder Class submarine during builders trials in the late 1980's.
		Combat Survivability: Addresses the submarine's design and its ability to withstand underwater explosive shock and torpedo impact, the use of redundancy to maintain services affected by damage and other areas that might affect the ability to fight the submarine, such as crew training, flooding, fire fighting and toxic gas management and control.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/navynews/editions/1998/12_14_98/story4.htm (970 words)

	Collins Submarine Development Review
		The submarines' total cost is put at more than $6 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion stated in June 1987 when they were commissioned by the Hawke Government.
		The report found circumstances would have to be "extremely serious indeed" to risk sending the submarines into action in their present state.
		The Collins class submarines are one of Australia's biggest defence and industrial investments.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /decline/collins.htm (1672 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The hose was one of a number of new flexible hoses supplied by the ship’s support contractor, ADI Limited, to replace the original rigid pipes. Collins class submarine contract: The Department of Defence's $5 billion submarine project commenced in 1982 and it involved the design and construction of six Collins class submarines.
		The main problem with the Collins Class submarines is that they cannot perform at the levels required for military operations.
		In analysing the submarine project, the inquiry identified one of the important project lessons is the need to validate the technical expertise of contractors.
	www.nt.gov.au /ocpe/ipaa/yates.doc (6292 words)

	Wonder down under - smh.com.au
		It depends on the speed and the conditions," Lieutenant Brett Westcott, operations officer of HMAS Sheean, says briskly, as he leads the way, down a long narrow, obstruction-snagged arteries of the Collins Class boat, deep into the belly of the 3000-tonne beast.
		Food is excellent: "A submarine crew sails on its stomach," says the steward taking orders from a lunch menu that offers three options, including a healthy Thai chicken salad.
		Few people, on land or at sea, would deny that the Collins Class project was mismanaged.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/02/14/1044927802138.html (1251 words)

	Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium
		A coalition government in exile operated from the French port of Le Havre.
		After the fall of Antwerp the coast towns of Zeebrugge and Ostend had fallen into German hands, but in 1917 they were rendered ineffective as submarine bases by some ships being sunk by a British squadron at the entrance of the harbours, thus partially closing them.
		Some of the bitterest fighting of World War I took place on Belgian soil, particularly in the three battles of Ypres (1914, 1915, and 1917; see Ypres, Battles of).
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Belgium (4427 words)

	Problems found with Collins class submarine design - NSnet News Log
		Problems found with Collins class submarine design: The newspaper The Australian has revealed that a report on the Collins class submarines questions some of the assumptions made by its designers.
		The Dechaineux was hit by a faulty hose that resulted in seawater pouring in through two sources, filling the sub with twice as much water as the designers expected.
		The Collins class Submarine Flooding Study will be given to the Submarine Safety Board.
	www.nsnet.com /index.php?itemid=5831 (159 words)

	Media Releases
		Australian-built Collins Class Submarines are now competing with the world’s best — they have performed superbly against US nuclear submarines in recent exercises, and in operational work over the last year they have been exceptionally capable.
		Australia’s first Collins Class submarine was launched in 1993 and six world class submarines were delivered in a decade.
		The Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) was formed in 1985 to tender and, once successful, design and build a new fleet of submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.
	www.defence.gov.au /media/DeptTpl.cfm?CurrentId=2525 (520 words)

	Subs in port as burst reviewed - smh.com.au
		The Collins-class submarine fleet remained confined to port yesterday while the navy investigates how a pipe broke on HMAS Dechaineux, causing tonnes of water to flood an engine room.
		A retired submarine captain, Bill Owen, told ABC Radio the incident could have led to the loss of the vessel.
		Aldo Borgu, a military analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said: "It complicates Defence's ability to demonstrate these will be state of the art submarines that won't have any problems in future." He said he could draw no long-term implications before the investigations.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/02/17/1045330540276.html (259 words)

	Tenix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMAS FARNCOMB was the first Collins Class submarine to be docked in Western Australia in a trial slipping on 25 October 1999.
		She was also the first of Australia’s new Collins Class submarines to be slipped outside the Australian Submarine Corporation in Adelaide.
		Tenix outlaid $1 million to construct a cradle that accepts the 3,050 tonne surfaced displacement Collins Class submarines onto its shiplift.
	www.tenix.com /Print.asp?ID=374 (355 words)

	'Dud' Subs Fleet Impresses US [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Admiral Fargo reportedly wrote that he wanted an opportunity to go to sea in a Collins-class submarine after the stealthy Waller penetrated a screen of US surface ships to be in a position to sink a US aircraft carrier in the exercise off Hawaii.
		The submarines project was plunged into controversy when a report to Mr Moore in June last year found the Collins class "cannot perform at the levels required for military operations".
		Also, the submarine has one key problem: if it loses its stealth, then the game is up, because ton for ton they have a much lighter armament than a surface ship.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3980181a15a4.htm (2206 words)

	AM - Navy recalls Collins Class submarine fleet
		One vessel has been brought back to port and the others are being brought alongside after it was revealed that checks of their underwater valves were not carried out according to manufacturer specifications.
		DEREK WOOLNER: The valves are what makes a submarine a submarine basically because they control the taking on board of water when the submarine dives and getting rid of it of course when it wants to surface.
		But when you bring in a ship to service there are always problems and they've had problems with the Collins Class with noise, which they've fixed, with the computer system, which they're fixing, I think one's done and the others are coming forward with help from America.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2003/s920770.htm (668 words)

	New submarine a menace to our security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Collins class submarine is in no sense a purely defensive weapon system.
		And (shades of Pig Iron Bob!) the Australian government is encouraging ASC to sell Collins class submarines to the enemies that will predictably be made as a result of adding these ships to our fleet.
		The cost of the first submarine alone $850 million would have been nearly enough to complete the Adelaide-Darwin rail link That project would have employed at least 1000 people for as long as the whole submarine project will.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1993/115/115p9.htm (931 words)

	Collins Class Submarine - Heavyweight Torpedo Full Rate Production Decision : Naval Forces : Defense News Air Force ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This was demonstrated in test firings in December 2005 in a shallow water environment off the Western Australian coast by a USN submarine against the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) world-class Collins diesel submarines.
		Modifications to HMAS Waller, the first submarine to be converted to handle and fire the new weapon, are progressing to schedule during its current Full Cycle Docking.
		Australia’s Submarine fleet is an important element of our National Maritime Strategy and a vital asset in the protection of Australia's strategic interests.
	www.defencetalk.com /news/publish/article_007149.php (604 words)

	Navy History - Naval Historical Foundation - Navy History Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Because he was the Chief of the Navy Section, ARMISHMAAG IRAN during the critical years of 1977-78, RADM Collins had a ringside seat to what went on during the period of the Shah’s overthrow and the U.S. desertion of one of its most stalwart allies in the Middle East.
		Upon returning to the U.S., RADM Collins gave almost 100 lectures on the fall of Iran to the intelligence, military, academic, and professional communities.
		Rear Admiral Robert H. Wertheim, USN (Ret.) is an expert on Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Systems (Polaris, Poseidon, Trident) and their evolution during the Cold War and since.
	www.navyhistory.org /programs_speakers.html (6503 words)

	NTI: Submarine: Australia Capabilities
		The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) currently operates six ocean-going, diesel-electric Collins-class submarines, which are based at Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, south of Fremantle in Western Australia.
		With significant natural resources within its 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone, and 99.9 percent of its bulk trade maritime, Australia is committed to securing the region's sea lines of communication.
		This material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents.
	www.nti.org /db/submarines/australia/index.html (404 words)

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