This book recounts in detail the exhaustive process which culminated in this decision, together with the build, the trials and the development to an operational state of this advanced non-nuclear submarine.Some critical factors in persuading the Government to build in Australia included the backing of such Trade Union Kockums of Malmo was the only builder prepared to enter wholeheartedly into a building partnership in Australia. Buy The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin 1 by Peter Yule, Derek Woolner (ISBN: 9780521868945) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".Full text views reflects the number of PDF downloads, PDFs sent to Google Drive, Dropbox and Kindle and HTML full text views for chapters in this book.Book summary views reflect the number of visits to the book and chapter landing pages. Cambridge University Press (2008). Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. We owe a huge debt to the brave band of senior officers, not all submariners, who with the vital initial backing of an enlightened Labor Minister of Defence, ‘kept the faith’ and saw the business through. We are also equally indebted to the team, led by Rear Admiral Peter Briggs and backed by a Liberal Government, who successfully tackled a range of shortcomings in the finished product.This reviewer was the Director of Submarine Policy from December 1978 until January 1982. The Collins class submarine story : steel, spies and spin. It is as well a story of enormous commitment and resolve to achieve what many thought impossible. Also Vickers showed little enthusiasm for involvement with Australian industry. 1. Be the first to ask a question about The Collins Class Submarine Story
My successor Ian McDougall handed this data package over to the Submarine Project Team on its formation in 1982. HMAS Collins (SSG 73) is the lead vessel of the six-submarine Collins class operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).. Named for Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins, Collins was laid down in February 1990, and was the only submarine of the class to be partially constructed by Kockums' Malmo shipyard. At that stage it was the received wisdom that the German IKL 2000 design was the front-runner for Australia’s selection and it came as a shock to those of us by then outside the project when the Swedish design was victorious. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, The surprising scope of Australian industrial and commercial capability for involvement in equipping these boats to the most rigorous standards was particularly heartening.
The building of these submarines was Australia's largest, most expensive and most controversial military project. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. A unique and outstanding military and industrial achievement, the Collins class submarine project was also plagued with difficulties and mired in politics. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. De conception suédoise, ils ont été produits sous transfert de technologie en Australie pour la Royal Australian Navy. The Collins Class Submarine Story. He has written widely on Australian economic, business and medical history. It is as well a story of enormous commitment and resolve to achieve what many thought impossible. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of
^ Department of Defence, 2016 Defence White Paper, pp. The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin Peter Yule, Derek Woolner A unique and outstanding military and industrial achievement, the Collins class submarine project was also plagued with difficulties and mired in politics.