STRUCTURAL CORROSION ISSUES ON COLLINS CLASS SUBMARINES

摘要

This paper is a modified summary from a study conducted by the Submarine Branch to identify and quantify the impact of corrosion on the Collins Class platforms during major maintenance activities. The results of the study led to prioritising and targeting the strategies needed to minimise corrosion and hence reduce the cost of ownership and increase platform availability.The paper has been modified because of the restricted nature of information releasable in the public domain, but its purpose is to highlight that, like many other marine platforms, the Collins Class Submarines operate in an extremely harsh environment.