Defence reveal why HMAS Collins was making its way along region’s coast
Did you spot a submarine off the coast on Monday? Here’s what it was doing.
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If you were out enjoying the sights of the region’s coast, there’s a good chance you may have spotted a submarine making its way south.
A Defence spokesperson said the Australian submarine, HMAS Collins, was at sea conducting local operations and training exercises off the Queensland coast.
“Navy’s submarine’s regularly train in Australian waters, including off the Queensland coast,” the spokesperson said.
The Collins Class is a potent and agile submarine capable of anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance activities and Special Forces insertion.
The NewsMail understands this training prepares the submarines and their crew for their role as Navy’s primary strategic deterrent.
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