Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is operating six (6) Collins-class diesel-electric submarines. These submarines are formidable part of Australian defense capability.
Firepower:
All these submarines are equipped with 6 single 533mm Torpedo Tubes.
UGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B serves as the main Anti-Ship armament in these submarines. Mk 48 ADCAP mod 7 Heavy Weigh Torpedoes are also part of massive firepower of Collins-class submarines. These submarines can be armed with forty four (44) Stonefish Mark-III mines.
Specifications:
These submarines were manufactured by Australian Submarine Corporation Kockums. All six (6) Collins-class submarines were built from 1990 to 2003. These submarines have a speed of 20 knots when submerged while surfaced speed is 10 knots. These submarines cost about A$850 million per unit.
These submarines are equipped with CH-043 search periscope and CH-093 attack periscope. Both periscopes were manufactured by Thales.
Firepower:
All these submarines are equipped with 6 single 533mm Torpedo Tubes.
UGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B serves as the main Anti-Ship armament in these submarines. Mk 48 ADCAP mod 7 Heavy Weigh Torpedoes are also part of massive firepower of Collins-class submarines. These submarines can be armed with forty four (44) Stonefish Mark-III mines.
Submarines in Collins-class include:
- Collins (SSG73)
- Warncomb (SSG74)
- Waller (SSG75)
- Dechaineux (SSG76)
- Sheean (SSG77)
- Rankin (SSG78)
Umair Aslam is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Global Defense Insight. He has worked as a defense journalist reporting on military modernization programs, nuclear non-proliferation, arms control, and the South Asian Arms race.
