Originally Posted by
cripesamighty
"Between 1948-1967
Penguin was home to the Royal Navy's Fourth Submarine Squadron before the First Australian Submarine Squadron was formed in 1968 and home-ported at HMAS
Platypus, Neutral Bay.. " Sailors from the RAN did a basic submariners course and escape tank training in the UK and then trained as part of the RN crew, until the decision was made to buy the Oberons. The Aussies then went to the UK and formed the crews on our first Oberons. as they were built., training on RN subs while they waited. . There's no doubt the Brits make good submarines. Something like that may be feasible with the Astute class.
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