| Osborne Naval Shipyard | |
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 View of shipyard from the Port River | |
  Location of Osborne Naval Shipyard  Osborne Naval Shipyard (South Australia)  Osborne Naval Shipyard (Greater Adelaide) | |
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| Location | Osborne, Adelaide |
| Coordinates | 34°47′06″S 138°30′40″E / 34.785°S 138.511°E |
| Industry | Naval Shipbuilding |
| Products | Royal Australian Navy ships |
| Owner(s) | Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI)[1] |
The Osborne Naval Shipyard is a Royal Australian Navy multi-user facility on the Lefevre Peninsula, at Osborne, South Australia. It is the most advanced shipbuilding facility in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. The facility has produced a range of major surface combatants and submerged vessels such as Destroyers, Frigates, Patrol boats and Submarines for the Royal Australian Navy fleet.
The facility was established by the direction of the Australian government in 1987 for the Australian Submarine Corporation to construct six Collins-Class submarines. Since then, it has expanded significantly, incorporating a vast array of technology and facilities as the main supplier of naval vessels to the RAN. The Osborne Naval Shipyard is widely regarded as one of the most technologically advanced naval ship building facilities in the world, with "digital twin" ship building methods. The shipyard will notably be constructing SSN-AUKUS submarines from 2030s onwards, as the primary manufacturing hub of the trilateral AUKUS announcement in 2021. The facility currently administers Collins-class submarine full-cycle docking and 'Life of Type' extension program, as well as the Hunter-class frigate program and Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels.
As of 2024, significant expansions of the facility are under construction to triple the size of the shipyard to accommodate SSN-AUKUS submarine construction. Once completed, the facility will be one of only a handful across the world which will have the capacity to produce large surface combatant vessels and nuclear-powered submarines simultaneously. According to preliminary plans for the new shipyard, Osborne will receive a third shiplift and potentially a graving dock to the north of the site for construction and maintenance of SSN-AUKUS submarines.[2][3]
- ^ "Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd Annual Report 2018-19, ANI's Assets". Transparency Portal. Australian Government. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Osborne shipyard to triple in size for AUKUS nuclear submarines - The Advertiser".
- ^ "NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION YARD - Australian Naval Infastructure".