HMAS Sheean
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HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) is the fifth of six Collins-class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Name | Sheean |
Namesake | Ordinary Seaman Edward "Teddy" Sheean VC |
Builder | Australian Submarine Corporation |
Laid down | 17 February 1994 |
Launched | 1 May 1999 |
Commissioned | 23 February 2001 |
Homeport | Fleet Base West, Perth |
Motto | "Fight On" |
Status | Active as of 2016 |
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Class and type | Collins-class submarine |
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Length | 77.42 m (254.0 ft) |
Beam | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
Draught | 7 m (23 ft) at waterline |
Installed power | 3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators (1,400 kW, 440-volt DC) |
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Endurance | 70 days |
Test depth | Over 180 m (590 ft) (actual depth classified) |
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Notes | The sonars and combat system are in the process of being updated across the class, to be completed by 2010. These characteristics represent the updated equipment. |
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Named for Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean VC—the only submarine of the class to be named for an enlisted sailor—the boat was laid down in 1994 and launched in 1999. Sheean and sister boat Dechaineux were modified during construction as part of the "fast track" program—an attempt to fix the problems affecting the Collins class, and put at least two fully operational submarines in service before the last Oberon-class submarine was decommissioned.