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Optimal Path
Australia's Transition to Nuclear Powered Submarines

Serving Australia
Submarines and submariners have served Australia since 1914. Here are some of their activities and why submarines are important in our defence.

A Century of Submarines
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The Silent ANZAC
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In Defence of Australia
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Cold War Operations
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Japanese Midget Sydney Attack
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Japanese Patrols Around Australia
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U-Boat operations in our region
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X Class
X Craft

Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood USN
Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood USN

Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall
Vice Admiral Ian Donald George MacDougall AC, AFSM RAN
Vice Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh
Vice Admiral Sir Ian Stewart McIntosh KBE, CB, DSO, DSC

Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Hudspeth
Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Robert Hudspeth DSC** RAN

Lieutenant Commander Thomas Besant, Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant, RN, Commanding Officer HMAS AE1
Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Shean
Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Henry Shean DSO**, US Bronze Star, RANVR

Sydney
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Geelong
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Fremantle Submarine Base
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Brisbane Submarine Base
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HMAS Platypus Neural Bay
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HMAS Stirling, Garden Island, WA
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Research
Understanding the role of Submarines in Australia's Past, Present and Future

Burrunan
ANSM and Deakin University CCH