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HMAS Ovens

1967 shipsMuseum ships in AustraliaMuseums in Western AustraliaOberon-class submarines of the Royal Australian NavyShips built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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HMAS Ovens, Fremantle
HMAS Ovens, Fremantle

HMAS Ovens (S 70) is an Oberon-class submarine, formerly 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.

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Slip Street
6160
Western Australia, Australia
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