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SS 60 Oberon SSK

Name#BuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionDecomm
Oxley S 60 Scotts
Shipbuilding
and
Engineering
Coy Ltd
Greenock,
Scotland 		02 Jul 1964 24 Sep 1965 18 Apr 1967
22 Apr 1968 ? 		Feb 1992
Otway S 61 22 Apr 1968
Ovens S 62 18 Apr 1969
Onslow S 63 22 Dec 1969 Mar 1999
Orion S 64 15 Jun 1977
Otama S 65 27 Apr 1978 15 Dec 2000

Displacement2070 tonnes surfaced;
2410 tonnes submerged
Length89.9 metres
Diameter8.1 metres
Propulsion
  • 2 x 16 cylinder mechanically supercharged Admiralty Standard Range (ASRI) diesel generators, each 1840 bhp
  • 2 English Electric main motors, each 3000 hp, one on each of the 2 shafts
    • Speed15 knots maximum submerged
    17 knots maximum (submerged)
    12 knots (surfaced)
    Diving DepthIn excess of 500 feet
    Range9,000 nautical miles @ 12 knots (surfaced)
    Armament Initially
  • 6 forward and 2 after tubes,
  • discharging Mk 8 and Mk 23 torpedoes forward
  • designed and built for Mk 20 (antisubmarine) torpedoes aft;

    Later
  • forward tubes discharging Mk 48 torpedoes and
  • encapsulated Harpoon missiles were added.
    • Crew7 Officers and 56 sailors



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