HMAS Otama

HMAS Otama

HMAS "Otama" (SS 72/SSG 72) was an "Oberon" class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 25 May 1973, launched on 3 December 1975 and commissioned on 27 April 1978. She was one of six "Oberon"s built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Operational history

On 8 September 1980, "Otama" joined five other RAN vessels to form the Australia Squadron.cite book |last=Lind |first=Lew |title=The Royal Australian Navy - Historic Naval Events Year by Year |origyear=1982 |edition=2nd ed. |year=1986 |publisher=Reed Books |location=Frenchs Forest, NSW |pages=p. 297 |isbn=0730100715 |oclc=16922225] The Squadron, which included HMA Ships "Melbourne", "Perth", "Derwent", "Stalwart", and "Supply" spent two months in the Indian Ocean as part of a flag-showing cruise; the largest RAN deployment since World War II.

Decommisioning and fate

HMAS "Otama" paid off on 15 December 2000, with the intention that it would be preserved as a museum at Hastings in Victoria. As of 2008, she is moored in Crib Point awaiting conversion.

References

External links

* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/21/1082530230213.html 'Sub group fights battle of Hastings'] - 22 April 2004 article in The Age newspaper on the future of the "Otama"
*coord|38|20|52|S|145|13|19|E|type:ship_region:AU - Current location of this submarine.


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