Peter Yule (University of Melbourne), Derek Woolner (Australian National University, Canberra)
A unique and outstanding military and industrial achievement, the Collins class submarine project was also plagued with difficulties and mired in politics. Its story is one of heroes and villains, grand passions, intrigue, lies, spies and backstabbing. It is as well a story of enormous commitment and resolve to achieve what many thought impossible. The building of these submarines was Australia's largest, most expensive and most controversial military project. From initiation in the 1981-2 budget to the delivery of the last submarine in 2003, the total cost was in excess of six billion...
A unique and outstanding military and industrial achievement, the Collins class submarine project was also plagued with difficulties and mired in poli...
