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	HMAS Torrens (DE-53) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second HMAS Torrens (DE-53) was a River class destroyer escort laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 18 August 1965, launched on 28 September 1968 by Dame Zara Holt, DBE, and commissioned on 19 January 1971.
		HMAS Torrens paid off in 1998 and was sunk as a target by the submarine HMAS Farncomb off Western Australia on 14 June 1999.
		Digitally edited film of the torpedo hitting the hulk of HMAS Torrens was used in the movie Pearl Harbor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Torrens_(DE-53) (175 words)

	RAN
		HMAS Farncomb (74) was commissioned in January 1998 and HMAS Waller (75) in July 1999.
		HMAS Dechaineaux (76), HMAS Sheean (77) and HMAS Rankin (78) are due in 2001.
		HMAS FREMANTLE, the first of the class, was built in the UK while the remainder were built in Cairns, close to their primary area of operations by North Queensland Engineers and Agents (NQEA).
	homepage.eircom.net /~steven/ran.htm (1695 words)

	The Collins Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rear Admiral Farncomb was born in Sydney on 28 February 1899, entered the RANC as one of the original entry in 1913 and saw service in both World Wars.
		In May 1944, the then Captain Farncomb was in command of the escort carrier HMS Attacker, taking part in the invasion of southern France and operations against the Germans in the Aegean Sea and Greece.
		Captain Farncomb assumed temporary command of the Australian Squadron when Commodore Collins was wounded during operations in support of the invasion of the Philippines in 1944.
	submarinesaustralia.com /plank_images_collins/planks_cc.htm (2695 words)

	ENGLAND 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		HMAS PERTH commissioned in June 1939 under the command of Capt. H.B.Farncomb MVO.
		The Coat of Arms of the city of Perth was slung between the barrels of 'Y' turret and the name "HMAS PERTH" placed underneath.
		HMAS PERTH spent the rest of the month in trials in the Solent off the Isle of Wight and on the 26th July sailed from Portsmouth for New York.
	www.spruso.com /1england.htm (365 words)

	Marianas Variety On-Line Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		HMAS Farncomb is based in Perth and is one of Australia’s six submarines.
		The submarine is named after Rear Adm. Harold B. Farncomb, commander of the HMAS Canberra in 1941 when the ship forced two German raider support ships to scuttle while on Indian Ocean patrol.
		Farncomb was later wounded on the HMAS Australia, off Leyte, in the Philippines in 1944.
	www.mvariety.com /calendar/june/29/localpage/lnews33.htm (400 words)

	ADASTRA AERIAL SURVEYS - Ikara
		HMAS Derwent was fitted with Ikara in November 1965 and the system was also fitted to HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Yarra during refits in 1967.
		HMAS Perth, on which Adastra's involvement with Ikara began, was sunk as a dive wreck off the coast of Albany, Western Australia on 24th November 2001.
		HMAS Torrens (depicted above) was sunk off the coast from Perth, Western Australia on 14th June 1999 in a much-publicised demonstration of a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Farncomb.
	www.adastra.adastron.com /projects/ikara.htm (2168 words)

	Australia To Upgrade Two More Submarines (Sept. 14) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Two submarines, HMAS FARNCOMB, and the yet-to-be launched sixth submarine, RANKIN, will be upgraded with the same platform modifications that were approved for submarines DECHAINEUX and SHEEAN in December 1999.
		Mr Moore today confirmed that work on these two submarines has progressed on schedule and within approved expenditure, and that both submarines are expected to arrive at their operating base in Western Australia by mid-December 2000.
		"HMAS FARNCOMB will enter refit later this year, and the sixth submarine, RANKIN, is due to be completed next year.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/2974_us.html (473 words)

	AUSTRALIA
		HMAS DERWENT was the first of the class to be equipped with the Seacat anti-aircraft missile system.
		That was to trial the RBS70 surface-to-air missile system before it was fitted to the fleet oiler HMAS WESTRALIA for her deployment to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War and the subsequent naval activity in support of United Nations trade sanctions imposed on Iraq.
		HMAS STUART was decommissioned on 26 July 1991 at HMS Stirling.
	www.xsouth.freeserve.co.uk /riverclassart.htm (3394 words)

	Rear Admiral Farncomb
		Promoted Commander in 1932, he joined HMAS Australia as Executive Officer, and in 1937 became the first RANC graduate to be promoted Captain, commanding HMAS Yarra, and then the new cruiser HMAS Perth at the outbreak of war.
		Farncomb spent almost all of the war commanding ships at sea, becoming known as 'Fearless Frank'.
		During this period, in which HMAS AUSTRALIA was hit four times by enemy planes and HMAS ARUNTA seriously damaged, Commodore Farncomb displayed a high degree of courage, determination and professional skill.' Only two Australians were granted this high US award during the Second World War.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-heroes/farncomb.htm (467 words)

	Australia Cop this!! - Aussie Nuclear Attack Sub - Farncomb StrategyPage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One submarine of the Farncomb class is known to have survived the coming of the Rifts and joined the New Navy.
		He commanded the HMAS Australia during the Battle of Coral Sea and Guadalcanal, the escort carrier HMS Attacker during landings in southern France.
		The crew of the Farncomb consists of fifty four enlisted, eight chief petty officers, and six officers with a commander usually the senior officer of the boat.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/512-7421.asp (2412 words)

	Naval Technology - SSK Collins Class (Type 471) - Attack Submarine
		The first of class HMAS Collins (73) was commissioned in 1996.
		HMAS Farncomb (74) was commissioned in January 1998, HMAS Waller (75) in February 2001, HMAS Dechaineux (76) in February 2001, HMAS Sheean (77) in November 2000 and HMAS Rankin (78) in March 2003.
		The programme was completed in March 2003.The upgrade programme was designed to rectify shortcomings identified in a Government Report and included: upgrades to weapon systems, improvements to the sonar system, tactical data handling system and weapons control system, upgrade and improvement of the combat system and operational fixes to reduce acoustic signature.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/collins (961 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot Battle Of Coral Sea WW2
		Australia's part in the battle consisted of the heavy cruiser, HMAS Australia, the light cruiser HMAS Hobart, and aircraft flown from bases in Queensland by both Australian and American crews.
		Two of the submarines were sunk, but not before one of their torpedoes had hit the depot ship HMAS Kuttabul.
		HMAS Canberra was sunk off Savo Island, north of Guadalcanal, during this operation.
	www.gunplot.net /coralsea/coralsea.html (1723 words)

	ABC Western Australia » Defence Forces Contingent - Navy
		HMAS Stirling also known as FLEET BASE WEST was commissioned on 28 July 1978, and is today the largest base in the Royal Australian Navy and is home to 2300 service personnel.
		Three guided-missile frigates, HMAS Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin are also based there along with the first three of Australia's new Collins-class submarines, HMAS Collins, Farncomb and Waller.
		HMAS Stirling is also the Headquarters of the Australian Submarine Squadron with all submarine training being carried out in the Navy's large Submarine Systems and Training Centre and the associated seven storey Escape Training Facility on the island.
	www.abc.net.au /wa/anzac/ran.htm (465 words)

	Welcome Aboard - HMAS Farncomb (Royal Australian Navy)
		The keel of the second Collins Class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy was laid on 3 March 1991 at the ASC facility, South Australia.
		HMAS Farncomb has evolved from five generations of submarines designed and built by the Swedish Navy.
		Later, aboard HMAS Australia he saw action in the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, the East Solomons, Arawe and Cape Gloucester.
	www.navy.gov.au /ships/farncomb/default.htm (285 words)

	Ship's Badge - HMAS Farncomb (Royal Australian Navy) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Per fess azure and argent; fess wavy of two argent and azure, in chief a seven pointed star and in base, a swan rampant, wings elevated, sable, beaked and legged gules, gorged with a naval crown or, in fess point two swords of justice in saltire, points upward, hilted or, proper.
		The seven pointed star and the heraldic fl swan are derived respectively from the HMAS AUSTRALIA and HMAS PERTH badges in which Farncomb served with distinction.
		The motto for HMAS FARNCOMB is derived from the citation for the Distinguished Service Order awarded to Captain Farncomb as Commanding Officer HMAS AUSTRALIA at Guadalcanal in August 1943.
	www.navy.gov.au /ships/farncomb/badge.html (145 words)

	Submarine Force of the Royal Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		HMAS Oxley was the first submarine to be based at Garden Island in 1987, and in 1994, the Commander of the Australian Submarine Squadron moved his headquarters there from HMAS Platypus.
		The first of the class, HMAS Collins, was laid down in February 1990 and commissioned in July 1996.
		HMAS Farncomb, the second of the Collins class, was commissioned in January 1998, with the third, Waller, due to be commissioned mid-1999.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_4/submarine_royalaustralian.html (1368 words)

	Australia's Collins Class Subs, Submariners On Track for Upgrades (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military ...
		HMAS Farncomb was commissioned 18 months later, in January 1998.
		HMAS Sheean was commissioned in November 2000, HMAS Waller and HMAS Dechaineux were commissioned in February 2001, and the final budgeted submarine HMAS Rankin was commissioned in March 2003.
		HMAS Farncomb, Sheean, Dechaineux, and Rankin all received major upgrades and design changes, both mechanically and in terms of their combat systems.
	www.defenseindustrydaily.com /2005/11/australias-collins-class-subs-submariners-on-track-for-upgrades/index.php (1543 words)

	Lungfish
		In the early morning hours of Nov. 24, 1999, under the light of the southern cross, USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) surfaced on the calm waters of the Indian Ocean and made its way east to Perth, Western Australia.
		The day after the ship moored was Thanksgiving and, though they were a long way from home, the crew was treated to a Thansgiving Day feast in the company of their Australian navy counterparts courtesy of the clubs on base.
		Two of the RAN submarines were HMAS Farncomb and HMAS Waller, the two newest submarines of the Collins class.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/lungfish.htm (302 words)

	ASC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The six-submarine class of HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Waller, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Sheean and HMAS Rankin are key elements of the Australian Defence Force, both as an intelligence-gathering platform during peace time and as a forceful opponent during times of war.
		Their threat as part of an expeditionary force has been highly regarded, as they are practically invisible in the water, making them lethal to the enemy.
		With the ability to roam far and wide or get in close and undetected to observe and listen, the submarines are a formidable element in Australia's defence capability and continually provide defence benefits well beyond their relative cost.
	www.asc.com.au /collins_class.asp (429 words)

	Tanknet > Australian sub was seconds from destruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A newspaper report claims a flood on board HMAS Dechaineaux was more serious than the Navy revealed at the time and that the submarine came close to sinking.
		Nine months after the report was written, HMAS Dechaineux (pictured) and her crew of 55 almost sank after suffering a major flood off the coast of Perth - as revealed for the first time in The Weekend Australian last Saturday.
		The hazard report reveals that the "overheating and breakdown of one battery cable insulation" on HMAS Waller "may have had catastrophic consequences" and that this same hazard was "also present on HMAS Sheean".
	www.tank-net.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t11188.html (3803 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The two submarines, HMAS Farncomb and the as-yet unlaunched Rankin, sixth and last of the class, will be upgraded with the same modifications approved last year for HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean.
		"Because these proven modifications can only be incorporated during build—or during scheduled refits—the government has approved their incorporation now in Farncomb and Rankin to resolve known deficiencies and reliability shortcomings," he said.
		The decision to proceed with the upgrade of an additional two SSKs, Moore said, reiterates the government’s commitment to the Collins class in advance of certain broader issues that will be addressed in the government’s upcoming Defence White Paper.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/dec_00_07.php (1600 words)

	Tenix
		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.
		Now they can have major maintenance performed only a few kilometres from their base at HMAS STIRLING with huge savings in time and fuel.
	www.tenix.com /Main.asp?ID=374 (355 words)

	Submarine safety issues addressed: govt - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
		HMAS Waller had a fire, while crucial battery cables aboard HMAS Farncomb and HMAS Sheean were damaged.
		HMAS Dechaineux almost sank with her crew after a flood in the vessel off the coast of Perth and there was a fire in a stern compartment of HMAS Waller.
		Defence Minister Robert Hill said action had been taken to address the hazards since the report was written three years ago.
	www.smh.com.au /news/National/Submarine-safety-issues-addressed-govt/2005/07/30/1122144043159.html (532 words)

	USS Los Angeles Visits Perth
		The early morning hours of November 24th, under the light of the southern cross, USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) surfaced on the calm waters of the Indian Ocean and made her way east to a long-awaited liberty stop in Perth, Australia.
		Mooring at HMAS Stirling, the Royal Australian Navy's newest base, Los Angeles received a very warm welcome from her Australian hosts.
		The ship moored the day after Thanksgiving and, though they were all a long way from home, the officers, chiefs and Sailors enjoyed a traditional feast, thanks to their RAN counterparts and the clubs on base.
	www.csp.navy.mil /news/688perth.htm (329 words)

	Commanding Officer - HMAS Farncomb (Royal Australian Navy)
		Lieutenant Commander Hammond was born in Surrey, England, on 28 October 1967 and immigrated to Australia in 1971.
		Lieutenant Commander Hammond qualified as a submariner in HMAS ONSLOW in November 1994 and remained onboard until May 1995 as Weapons Officer.
		Hammond joined HMAS COLLINS as Navigating Officer in September 1996 and was selected as Flag Lieutenant to the Chief of Navy in mid 1997.
	www.navy.gov.au /ships/farncomb/co.html (520 words)

	Torpedo Hit Video
		This is HMAS Torrens, a River Class destroyer escort, being sunk by a MK - 42 Torpedo, which was fired from the Collins Class Sub, HMAS Farncomb.
		As a former Australian Naval Officer I can confirm that the vessel was HMAS Torrens and the torpedo was fired from a Collins class submarine.
		You are all MONG's, the ship was HMAS Torrens, destroyer escort - river class, and was sunk by a Mk 42 over the horizon torpedo....
	www.metacafe.com /watch/21456/torpedo_hit (452 words)

	Cover up over submarine danger denied - National - smh.com.au
		The report said HMAS Waller suffered a fire, while crucial battery cables aboard HMAS Farncomb and HMAS Sheean were damaged.
		It was revealed last week that HMAS Dechaineux and her crew of 55 almost sank after a flood in the vessel off the coast of Perth in 2003, the newspaper said.
		Neil James is the executive director of the Australia Defence Association, a defence watchdog and think tank.
	www.smh.com.au /news/national/cover-up-over-submarine-danger-denied/2005/07/30/1122144047080.html (471 words)

	Saipan Tribune
		Australian sub-fighter HMAS Farncomb, a coed submarine, visited Saipan this week for six days of recreation and relaxation on the island.
		HMAS Farncomb arrived Monday morning and is set to depart on Saturday.
		Wiseman recounted that before he went to the beachside dinner, he checked his collection of caps from visiting Navy ships and submarines and found none from the HMAS Farncomb.
	www.saipantribune.com /newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=58931 (439 words)

	Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		They feature long endurance, up to 70 days of continuous operations at sea, high maneuverability, and low magnetic, acoustic, and infrared signatures emissions.
		The HMAS Collins submarine achieved operational capability in the Royal Australian Navy in 1996.
		The six Collins-class submarines were designed by the Swedish Kockums shipyards and built in Australia by the Australian Submarine Corporation in Adelaide.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00153001 (148 words)

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