HMAS Rankin (SSG 78)
HMAS Rankin (SSG 78)
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| Ship type : | Submarine |
| Ship class : | Collins class |
| Navy : | Royal Australian Navy |
| Keel laying : | May 12, 1995 |
| Launch : | November 7, 2001 |
| Commissioning: | March 29, 2003 |
| Builder : | Australian Submarine Corporation |
| Home port : | Fleetbase West ( Perth ) |
| Whereabouts: | On active duty |
The HMAS Rankin (SSG 78) is the sixth and last built submarine of the Australian Collins class .
The ship bears the name of the naval officer Robert William Rankin . The Australian lieutenant captain was killed on the sloop HMAS Yarra in 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea .
The submarine was laid down in 1995 in Osborne near Adelaide and put into service in 2003.
Web links
Commons : HMAS Rankin (SSG 78) - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
Submarines of the Collins class