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16 April 2024
Submarines
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Australia
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Submariners worldwide are a special breed, rarely understood by mere mortals and never understood by skimmers. Submariners of all nations understand this and show respect to each other, knowing the hardship and danger that each has faced to achieve membership to that elite club to which they belong.
The Association's aims and goals are:
•To keep alive the
unique esprit de corps of the Submarine Service;
•To
establish and maintain a charitable trust, being a welfare
foundation;
•To assist one another as occasion may require
and to encourage social activities;
•To liaise with kindred
organisations, both nationally and internationally; and,
•To
educate members about their entitlements and provide access to
Department of Veterans' Affairs advocates
The
Association maintains a close relationship with several overseas
Submariners' Associations. Membership is open to all submariners, regardless of the Navy in which they served.
Submarine Association Australia National Office Holders
Welcome to the opening of the SAA Web site after a number of months of inactivity. As discussed and agreed at SUBCON 23, it is intended to have a leaner version of the site from the previous site (created by Tim Bass, incorporating Normie’s Site). This is a deliberate action as we look to protect members from possible cyber activities. Tony Vine has updated the Eternal Patrol Page and it now contains the names of over 250 deceased submariners, up from 130 at this time last year. Please review the list and if you can identify any mistakes or omissions, I request that you forward them to Tony at Saa.vpresident@gmail.com. News on the planning of SUBCON24 will also start to be advertised. In due course you will see, as another action from SUBCON 23, proposed amendments to the constitution that will be promulgated for members review and comment. I would like to thank and welcome Bob Hendrie as our new Web Master and he will work with Jason Minns (Communication Information Manger) to ensure we manage the site correctly and best protect SAA members. I would also like to thank our new National Secretary Paul Gale who is in the process of receiving a handover from David Bryant.
New SA Branch President
On behalf of the National Executive I would like to congratulate and thank Fran Boyle who has stepped into the SA Branch President. Fran is a former Collins submariner now residing in SA is our first female president and I hope not our last. I hope her appointment helps attract more of our younger shipmates to not only join the SAA but look at moving into committee positions as well.
The member affected has stated that he will not provide names but I can assure the membership that if he was to I would (with the National Executive backing) provide a ‘notice to show cause’ as to why they should remain as members of the SAA, and if they were not members I can assure you that any request for membership would not be looked on favourably.
While they may not think that the above is not much of a punishment I can assure those responsible that if this issue was to be moved to a more legal forum they could be in serious trouble.
The SAA has been in contact with our member and are available to support him, we will reach out should he ask. I personally know the member affected and have served with him and consider him a friend, I hope that this issue does not drive him away from his friends and fellow SAA members.
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Today we have received the sad news that WO COXNSM Lyle "Pincher" Martin died early 7 April 2024. The family has asked for a private funeral
Breaking News from Steve Impett
CAPTAIN DM SUTHERLAND, RAN, IS APPOINTED AS COMMANDER SUBMARINE FORCE ON PROMOTION TO COMMODORE FROM JAN 25
NEWS: SUBCON2024
Subcon 2024 Queensland 11-14 October 2024 link to the news letter available Here SUBCON Update 2 available Here
Fellow submariners.
The following email has been received, through the NSW Branch, from WOCOXN SM Keith Hamilton who is recovering from stomach cancer surgery and is not travelling well.
Keith joined boats soon after surviving the loss of HMAS Voyager and amongst other things was later the SM Escape Coxswain and the Coxswain of Otama.
On behalf of the wider submarine community the SAA wishes Keith the best in his struggle with ill health.
Keith would appreciate visitors,
but call first to arrange your visit.
Address: 1 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Phone: 13 44 78
Tony Vine
National Vice President.
The SAA would like to Thank Greg Jones Number 6 for the $958.00 He has given to the SAA Welfare Fund being the proceeds raised by Greg Jones during his Coxswain’s Crawl fund raising event.
AUKUS News
Breaking news from AUKUS : BAE Systems and ASC to build the new submarines with Rolls Royce to build the power plant. New Agreement Minister of Defence Rolls Royce
The new Battle Scape with AUKUS review
The Australian Submarine AUKUS pathway for the future has been made public download a copy here
Three Australian Naval Officers have now passed the USN reactor training course additional information Here
A second artical about our Naval Officers training is available Here
PD Briggs latest Review of the new submarine project Here
Current works related to the AUKUS Build Here
Could we be getting UK built boats Here
Todays 14 March 2024 News:
AUKUS News: New problems with the AUKUS Build read news Here
Pentagon looks to allay AUKUS Here
Collins News
This year marks 30 Years of HMAS Collins at Sea. This is longer than any Oberon Class Submarine, as we look back to the start of Collins at sea new1994/ 1995 documents show the PM concerns over the Submarine. Read Article_1
Read Article_2 Sea 1000 The Lessions of Collins. Read Article_3 1997 Update on Collins class Read Article_4 Getting in Early a review of the Collins Class submarine
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Annual Defence of Sydney of Sydney Commemoration 7/06/2024 Here
Subcon 2024 Queensland 11-14 October 2024 link to the news letter available Here
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