These new submarines were subjected to strict design guidelines, and while they did perform acceptably, the record is marred by an early disastrous friendly-fire incident. For its exceptional ...

The O'Brien is an Oberon-class submarine specially built for the Chilean Nay at Scott's Shipbuilders Engineering Co. Ltd., Greenock, Scotland and launched on December 1972. She arrived in Punta ...

The Swedish company Saab Kockums offers to upgrade Australia’s subs while Canberra decides who will replace them. Is it worth it?

Owen oversaw the transformation of this force into the Australian 1st Submarine Squadron, predominantly manned by Australians, and equipped with Oberon-class diesel-powered boats. In subsequent ...