RAN Oberon-class submarine HMAS Onslow/ Pic: Australian War Memorial Source: The Daily Telegraph
ONE of Australia's old Cold War veterans is being polished up to its former glory. HMAS Onslow, the Australian National Maritime Museum's submarine, was towed to Garden Island dockyard yesterday for its first major overhaul in four years.
"Every four to six years we take it across to Garden Island for a full refit," Maritime Museum spokeswoman Shirani Aththas said.
"Because it's in the water there's quite a build-up of marine growth and rust, and we give it a good coat of paint."
The two-week overhaul will also include repairs to the submarine's rear torpedo tubes.
The Onslow was one of six Oberon class submarines that formed the Australian Submarine Squadron in the late 1960s. Thousands of visitors climb aboard HMAS Onslow each year.
The submarine is expected to reopen to the public on June 6.
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