These submarines are 77.8 meters long with a 7.8-meter-wide beam and can travel up to 20 knots when submerged. They can remain submerged for about 70 days without surfacing and are armed with six 533mm torpedo tubes.
Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the submarine force with 40 now in commission. Thirty Los Angeles-class SSNs are equipped with 12 Vertical Launch System tubes for firing Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Navy also has three Seawolf-class submarines.
Collins-class submarine Class overview Built 14 February 1990 – 18 March 2003 In commission 27 July 1996 – present Completed 6 Active 622 more rows
Trident is an operational system of four Vanguard-class submarines armed with Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles, able to deliver thermonuclear warheads from multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs).
As near to noiseless as technology can achieve, the six submarines - HMAS Collins, Farncomb, Waller, Dechaineux, Sheean and Rankin - strike a balance between innovation and proven technical superiority. The submarines are the most complex military vessel built in Australia to date.
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.
In the mid-1980s, the Australian government decided to replace existing Oberon submarines with six Collins Class Type 471 diesel-electric submarines.
Specifications ClassCollins class Crew 48 plus trainees Machinery 3 Hedemora/Garden Island Type V18B/14 diesels 3 Jeumont Schneider generators 1 MacTaggart Scott DM 43006 hydraulic motor for emergency propulsion. Missiles McDonnell Douglas Sub Harpoon Block 1B (UGM 84C) Torpedoes 6-21 in (533 mm) fwd tubes Gould Mk 48 Mod 4/6/722 more rows
These submarines are 77.8 meters long with a 7.8-meter-wide beam and can travel up to 20 knots when submerged. They can remain submerged for about 70 days without surfacing and are armed with six 533mm torpedo tubes.