Submarines

COLLINS CLASS SUBMARINES THROUGH-LIFE SUPPORT

  • Value
    25 year, multi-billion dollar contract
  • Key Partners
    ASC Pty Ltd
    Defence Materiel Organisation
    Royal Australian Navy
  • Project Overview

    ASC provides ongoing design enhancements, maintenance and through-life support of the Collins class submarine from its Osborne facility where the fleet was constructed between 1990 and 2003. ASC agreement with Defence Materiel Organisation for the provision of this service runs for 15 years, with two five-year extension options.

    The Collins class submarine is 78 metres long, 8 metres in diameter and has a displacement of 3,000 tonnes. The submarines rotate through an extensive maintenance and upgrade refit program known as a full-cycle docking. This is a massive undertaking of some 1.25 million hours of labour and 7,500 tasks.

    As part of the full-cycle docking ASC delivers:

    • a Replacement Combat System
    • a heavyweight Torpedo
    • sewage automation
    • Halon fire suppression, and
    • numerous other modifications and enhancements.

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  • Project Milestones
    March 2003 HMAS Rankin is delivered to the Navy, the final submarine of the Collins class fleet.
    March 2003 Through-life-support contract issued to ASC Pty Ltd 
    August 2004 ASC completes first Collins Class full-cycle docking on HMAS Farncomb
    March 2007 Completion of HMAS Waller's full-cycle docking, including first time implementation of the replacement combat system and heavyweight torpedo upgrades
    May 2010 Completion of HMAS Dechaineux full-cycle docking.