HMAS Dechaineux (SSG 76)
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HMAS Dechaineux with dancing dolphin |
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| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Laid down: | 4 March 1993 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1998 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 2001 |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base West |
| Motto: | "Fearless and Ferocious" |
| Fate: | Active |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: 3,051 tonnes Submerged: 3,353 tonnes |
| Length: | 77.8 metres |
| Beam: | 7.8 metres |
| Draught: | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion: |
1 × Jeumont Schneider main motor |
| Speed: | Surfaced: 10+ knots (18.5 km/h) Submerged: 20+ knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 11,500 nautical miles (21,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 9000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) snorting 400 nautical miles (700 km) at 4 knots (7 km/h) dived |
| Complement: | 45 (8 Officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Thales underwater systems scylla bow sonar Thales Underwater Systems GEC-Marconi Kariwara, Thomson Marconi Narama towed array or Allied Signal TB 23 Kelvin Hughes I-band navigation radar Thales optronics CK043 search and CH093 attack periscopes Anechoic tiles fitted |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Edo ES-5600 ESM, Argo AR-740 Strachan and Henshaw SSDE |
| Armament: | Boeing/Rockwell integrated system McDonnell Douglas UGM-84 Harpoon 6 × 21 in (533 mm) tubes for sub harpoon and Gould Mark 48 torpedo - total of 22 carried 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes Fitted for but not with Land Attack Cruise missiles with combat system AN/BYG 1 US Mk 48 ADCAP Combat System AN/BYG 1 based on Raytheon's CCS Mk 2 |
HMAS Dechaineux (SSG 76) is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 4 March 1993, launched on 12 March 1998 and commissioned on 23 February 2001. HMAS Dechaineux is based at Fleet Base West in Western Australia.
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[edit] Name
- The vessel is named for Captain Emile Dechaineux, who commanded vessels in the North Atlantic and South West Pacific during World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the U.S. Legion of Merit. Dechaineux died as a result of what is believed to be the first hit scored by a kamikaze. On 21 October 1944, HMAS Australia, commanded by Dechaineux, was supporting the Allied landing at Leyte in the Philippines. A Japanese aircraft was engaged and hit by RAN AA gunners. The plane flew away from the ships, but then turned and dived into Australia, hitting the foremast and causing an explosion and fire. Dechaineux died of wounds received in the attack.
[edit] Operational History
[edit] 2003 flooding incident
In 2005, it was revealed that Dechaineux had almost sunk in February 2003, following the failure of a seawater hose at its maximum diving depth. [1] The engine room was flooded and a crew member almost drowned. The maximum dive depth was later reduced, but remains classified. Nevertheless there is some evidence to support claims that much-publicised teething problems with the Collins class have been resolved. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy forced to reduce subs' diving depth", The Age, July 23, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Brendan Nicholson. "Collins subs star in naval exercises", The Age, September 24, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
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