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HMAS ''Waller'' (SSG 75) is the third of six ''Collins'' class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named for Captain Hector Waller, the boat was laid down in 1992, and launched in 1997. Despite the RAN initially refusing to accept the submarine for service, ''Waller'' has demonstrated the capabilities of the ''Collins'' class against surface and submarine targets during several international war-games.〔〔〔 ==Construction== ''Waller'' was laid down by Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) on 19 March 1992, launched on 14 March 1997, and commissioned into the RAN on 10 July 1999.〔 During sea trials, the number of problems and defects with ''Waller'' were significantly fewer that with the previous two submarines, indicating that problems with earlier submarines were being fixed in the latter boats during construction.〔Yule & Woolner, ''The Collins Class Submarine Story'', p. 234〕 Despite this, the RAN initially refused to accept ''Waller'' into service until all defects in the submarine were repaired, unlike ''Collins'' and ''Farncomb'', which had been provisionally accepted while defects were fixed.〔Yule & Woolner, ''The Collins Class Submarine Story'', pp. 271-2〕 Although ASC believed that all problems with ''Waller'' had been rectified, the Defence Acquisition Organisation refused to accept the boat.〔Yule & Woolner, ''The Collins Class Submarine Story'', p. 272〕 In response, ASC began to charge the Australian Government A$100,000 a day over contract for the delays.〔 Despite legal opinion being that ASC did not have the right to make that claim, the Government eventually paid half of what was claimed.〔Yule & Woolner, ''The Collins Class Submarine Story'', pp. 272-3〕 ''Waller'' was named for Captain Hector Waller, who commandeed the five-ship 'Scrap Iron Flotilla' from 1940 to 1941, then commanded the cruiser until his death and the ship's loss on 1 March 1942 during the Battle of Sunda Strait.〔Yule & Woolner, ''The Collins Class Submarine Story'', p. 340〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Waller (SSG 75)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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