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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Submarine HMAS Onslow docked for a spruce-up

[HMAS Onslow]One of Australia's old Cold War veterans is being polished up to its former glory. HMAS Onslow, the Australian National Maritime Museum's submarine, was towed to Garden Island dockyard yesterday for its first major overhaul in four years.

"Every four to six years we take it across to Garden Island for a full refit," Maritime Museum spokeswoman Shirani Aththas said.

"Because it's in the water there's quite a build-up of marine growth and rust, and we give it a good coat of paint."

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