HMAS Ovens
by Match_2
"Silent But Deadly"
HMAS Ovens (S 70) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was one of six Oberons built for the Royal Australian Navy by the Scottish Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, and entered service in 1969. The vessel was named for Irishman and Australian explorer John Ovens (1788-1825) and for whom the Victorian river Ovens was named. During her career, Ovens was the first RAN submarine to deploy with the ANZUK force, and the first RAN submarine to fire an armed Mark 48 torpedo, sinking the target ship Colac. The boat was decommissioned in 1995, and is preserved at the Western Australian Maritime Museum as a museum ship.
Description shamelessly copied and pasted from Wiki. Had an enjoyable tour through Ovens at the WA Maritime Museum in the lovely city of Fremantle. It's fascinating to see and imagine what it would've been like to serve on subs like these, at 6' 10" I would've had no chance! My only disappointment was that we had to keep moving and it was difficult to grab decent shots from the hip with the point and shoot. I hope to visit HMAS Onslow at the Australian Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour soon.
