Submarines

Association

Australia 

HMAS OTWAY





Crest


"VINCENT AMOR PATRÆ"


  23 April 1968 - 17 February 1994
HMAS Otway was named by Her Royal Highness Princess Marina at Scott's shipyard when launched on the 29th November 1966.
Otway commissioned into the RAN the 23rd April 1968 and decommissioned for the final time at HMAS Platypus in 1995 after 27 years of active service.

  She was named after a cliffy promontory on the coast of Victoria, about 70 miles south-west of Port Phillip Heads.
The Cape is 250 feet high and is the sight of a lighthouse and radio beacon.
The Cape was originally called Cape Albany Otway, but this became abridged.
It was named in 1800 by Lieutenant James Grant, commander of HMS Lady Nelson, after Captain Albany Otway RN who rose to to be an Admiral in the position of Flag Officer Scotland.

HMAS OTWAY along side HMAS platypus May 1977.  
During her 25 years of efficient service HMAS Otway steamed over 415,000 miles and her succession of ship's companies preserved the highest of standards that can expected of any submarine. HMAS Otway was decommissioned on the 17th February, 1994 in Sydney by the Guest of Honour RADM PD Briggs AM, CSC, RAN. Otway was eventually cut up for scrap at GI Dockyard

   Today Otway's casing and fin can be seen in Holbrook, NSW, a tiny rural town of some 1,500 people located 500 km south-west of Sydney. "Holbrook" was after Naval Commander Norman Holbrook who in a submarine with battery power for only two hours stayed submerged for nine hours (unheard of in 1914) evading the enemy by maneuvering.

Replica of the original B11 submarine and a statue of Commander Holbrook are also located at the town main square.

Images of HMAS OTWAY over the years

COMMISSIONING CREW
HMAS OTWAY - 23 APRIL 1968

LCDR GR Dalrymple   †  
LEUT MWD White   LCDR PC Mitchell   LEUT PJS Usher †
LCDR MG Rickard Bell   LEUT PW Horobin   SBLT BA Taylor RAN  
     
CPOCOXNSM
L Meakins †		 CPOERA EG Armstrong  CPO JE Dixon 
 CPORS RE Foden † CPO CM Fowler  CPO WF Harding † 
CPO JR Hodgen †   CPOERA RS James  CPO PA Neilsen 
CPO KJ Peterson  CPO RJ Ruse †  CPOERA IM Taber  
 PO AF Butler  PO JT Curtain † PO WR Hosie † 
POMED EJ Hughes    PO DW Kakoschke † PO HP Reid 
PO TJ Wright  LS TE Burns  LSUW R Faramus  
LSMED KJ Green   LSUC KJ Hamilton   LS KT Jenkins 
LS RH Jones  LSMED JR McGinn  LS RC Mills 
 LS CE Gretton LS CE Hayden LS GF O'Keefe †
LS MJ Stepetz  LS PW Vidler †  LSMED TW Wyatt  
 AB CCE Bayley AB LA Benson †  AB LW Blake  
 ABUC DJ Bryant ABMED RJ Colbert †  AB JA Coleman  
ABUC GG Collins   ABMED J Dunthorne  ABUC NJ Felsch † 
AB RJ Hawthorne †   AB EM Hemingway  AB EW Horridge  
AB DG Howden  ABMED I Hutchison  ABMED JE Kendon  
AB J McClean  AB DJF O'Brien  ABUW T Lund  
AB JF Pearson  AB LR Reedman  AB IR Ritchie 
ABUW TJ Rowell    AB DR Ryles AB P Stock †
AB GJ Webb    † On Eternal Patrol  

 DE-COMMISSIONING CREW HMAS OTWAY - 17 FEB 94

LCDR ID Arthur RN 
 LEUT MW Merryfield LEUT GA McKenzie  LEUT DJ Robinson 
LEUT MW Orr  LEUT TA Brown  LEUT RD Dixon 
SBLT ML Potter      
     
CPO GN Boissery  CPO IA Cox  CPO MJ Pederson 
CPOETS R Brownlie  PO RJ Brennan  PO DG Cagney 
PO PW Campbell  PO BJ Dunster   PO AJ Florance 
PO AM Francis   PO MA Jones  POJG Knott 
PO JA Lloyd   PO SA Macadam  PO DJ Reid 
PO MA Webb  LS S Allen  LS MJ Barnes 
 LS MJ Batey  LS GJ Boorman  LS DJ Elgey
LS KL Fisher  LS PA Gravelle   LS C Wood
LS WC Trevarthen   LS RT Hunter   LS DC Kasch 
LS MJ Kiernan  LS MA Lang  LS BA Lawrence
LS BA Lawrence  LS BA Lawrence  LS DE Robertson 
LS SP Rule  LS DE Smith  LS MD Smith 
LS K Streher   LS DN Thompson  LS B Trafford  
AB PL Strembichjy   AB
CJ Von Rechenberg 		 AB RA Allen 
AB MW Andison   AB PW Appleby  AB PM Bell 
AB DS Bichel  AB SA Brewer  AB MJ Caruana 
AB JH Crawford  AB MW Crellin  AB JN Day 
AB DL Excell  AB AL Farqhar  ABUC WA Gardner  
AB MA Hallcroft  AB KS Harriden  AB AJ Harris 
AB JD Lindley  AB SM McGuigan  AB CJ Morgan 
AB PD Mortenson  AB DJ Nayda  AB BM Newton 
AB AJ Norton  AB JE Paterson  AB DA Peacock 
AB SD Phoo  AB DJ Shaw  AB DR Smith  

COMMANDING OFFICERS - HMAS OTWAY

LCDR GR Dalrymple 23 April 1968
- 22 September 1969 
LCDR TR Duchnese  22 September 1969
- 14 September 1970  
LCDR TA Roach  14 September 1970
- 5 June 1972  
LCDR RH Woolrych  18 June 1974
- 10 February 1975 
LCDR PW Horobin  10 February 1975
- 13 December 1975  
LCDR PD Briggs  13 December 1975
- 28 November 1977  
LCDR RH Fayle  28 November 1977
- 19 August 1990 
LCDR T Robertson 07 December 1987
to 27 August 1989  
LCDR ND North RN (Port Crew)  27 August 1989
- 23 December 1990  
LCDR PA Gardiner (Starboard Crew)  23 December 1990
- 8 March 1991 
LCDR ND North RN (Port Crew)  8 March 1991
- 23 June 1991 
LCDR PA Gardiner (Starboard Crew)  23 June 1991
- 8 September 1991 
LCDR ND North RN (Port Crew) 8 September 1991
- 17 January 1992  
LCDR PA Gardiner (Starboard Crew)  17 January 1992
- 20 March 1992  
LCDR PJ Sinclair   20 March 1992
- 21 April 1992 
LCDR IR Bray RAN  13 November 1992
- 7 December 1992 
LCDR PJ Sinclair  7 December 1992
- 11 January 1993  
LCDR ID Arthur RN  11 January 1993 - 17 February 1994 
Decommissioned  17 February 1994 


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