Collins-class submarine
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The Collins-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed for long-range patrols and operated as the primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Collins-class submarine canonical | 4 |
| Oberon-class submarine | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel-electric attack submarine
ⓘ
submarine class ⓘ |
| armament |
533 mm torpedo tubes
ⓘ
Mark 48 torpedoes ⓘ UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles ⓘ
surface form:
UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles
|
| armamentCapacity | up to 22 torpedoes and missiles ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 7.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
ASC Pty Ltd
ⓘ
Australian Submarine Corporation ⓘ |
| classification | conventional submarine ⓘ |
| constructionCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Adelaide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 58 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-range patrols
ⓘ
undersea warfare ⓘ |
| designer | Kockums ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Kockums Västergötland-class design ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 3350 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 3050 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 7 metres ⓘ |
| endurance | up to 70 days ⓘ |
| firstOfClass | HMAS Collins ⓘ |
| hullType | single-hull ⓘ |
| length | approximately 77.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | over 20 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | approximately 10 knots ⓘ |
| modernization | life-of-type extension program ⓘ |
| namesake | Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole | primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
initial problems with combat system integration
ⓘ
reliability and availability concerns in early service ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| plannedToBeReplacedBy |
Attack-class submarine
ⓘ
future nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS ⓘ |
| powerPlant |
diesel generators
ⓘ
electric motor ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Collins-class submarine
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberon-class submarine
|
| primaryUser | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| range | over 11000 nautical miles at 10 knots surfaced or snorting ⓘ |
| role | attack submarine ⓘ |
| sensor |
electronic warfare systems
ⓘ
periscopes ⓘ sonar suite ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1996 ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Australian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service
|
| usedIn | Royal Australian Navy submarine fleet modernisation era ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oberon-class submarine