TWO of navy's six Collins-class submarines will be out service
for more than six years under the Gillard government's new maintenance
regime.
HMAS Rankin and HMAS Collins have been out of action while
undergoing maintenance in Adelaide, and will be returned to the Royal
Australian Navy much later than the present three-year deadlines. The
Rankin is the youngest submarine in the fleet yet it has been docked
since 2008. It will not be released by shipbuilder ASC until the middle
of next year at the earliest. The Collins is the fleet's oldest and has
been at the ASC facility in Adelaide since last August. It will not be
released until 2018.
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