Attack-class submarine
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The Attack-class submarine was a proposed class of advanced conventionally powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, intended to modernize and expand Australia’s long-range undersea warfare capabilities before the program was cancelled.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Attack-class submarine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7228740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Attack-class submarine Context triple: [Collins-class submarine, plannedToBeReplacedBy, Attack-class submarine]
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Upholder-class submarine
The Upholder-class submarine was a class of diesel-electric attack submarines built for the Royal Navy in the late 20th century, later modernized and transferred to Canada where they became the Victoria-class.
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B.
Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
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Vanguard-class submarine
The Vanguard-class submarine is a class of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines that form the seaborne leg of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Kilo-class submarine
The Kilo-class submarine is a series of Russian-designed diesel-electric attack submarines known for their stealth and are operated by several navies worldwide, including the Indian Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Attack-class submarine Target entity description: The Attack-class submarine was a proposed class of advanced conventionally powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, intended to modernize and expand Australia’s long-range undersea warfare capabilities before the program was cancelled.
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A.
Upholder-class submarine
The Upholder-class submarine was a class of diesel-electric attack submarines built for the Royal Navy in the late 20th century, later modernized and transferred to Canada where they became the Victoria-class.
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B.
Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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C.
Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
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D.
Vanguard-class submarine
The Vanguard-class submarine is a class of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines that form the seaborne leg of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Kilo-class submarine
The Kilo-class submarine is a series of Russian-designed diesel-electric attack submarines known for their stealth and are operated by several navies worldwide, including the Indian Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conventionally powered attack submarine
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submarine class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Australian Government in 2016 as preferred design ⓘ |
| basedOn | Barracuda-class submarine design ⓘ |
| cancellationAnnouncedBy |
Government of Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
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| cancellationReason | decision to pursue nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS ⓘ |
| category |
Cancelled Australian military projects
ⓘ
Proposed submarine classes ⓘ |
| competedWith |
German Type 216 proposal
ⓘ
Japanese Soryu-class proposal ⓘ
linked to:
Sōryū-class submarine
|
| contractSigned | 2019 ⓘ |
| contractType | strategic partnership agreement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| designer | Naval Group ⓘ |
| designOrigin | France ⓘ |
| intendedArmament |
anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
land-attack cruise missiles ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| intendedConstructionCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| intendedConstructionSite | Osborne Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| intendedCrew | approximately 60 ⓘ |
| intendedDisplacement |
approximately 4700 tonnes surfaced
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over 5000 tonnes submerged ⓘ |
| intendedOperationalTheatre | Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| intendedRange | very long range for Pacific and Indian Ocean operations ⓘ |
| intendedRole | long-range undersea warfare ⓘ |
| intendedService | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| intendedServiceEntry | 2030s ⓘ |
| intendedServiceLife | several decades into mid-21st century ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace | Collins-class submarine ⓘ |
| navalForce | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| numberPlanned | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| politicalControversy | cancellation strained Australia–France relations ⓘ |
| powerplantBasis | nuclear-powered Barracuda-class adapted to conventional propulsion ⓘ |
| primeContractor | Naval Group ⓘ |
| programCancelled | 2021 ⓘ |
| programCostEstimate | tens of billions of Australian dollars ⓘ |
| programName | Future Submarine Program ⓘ |
| programStatus | cancelled before construction ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
conventionally powered
ⓘ
diesel-electric ⓘ |
| replacedByProgram |
AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program
ⓘ
linked to:
AUKUS security partnership
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| selectionProcess | Competitive Evaluation Process for Future Submarine ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| technologyTransferPlanned | French to Australian shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
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Subject: Attack-class submarine Description of subject: The Attack-class submarine was a proposed class of advanced conventionally powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, intended to modernize and expand Australia’s long-range undersea warfare capabilities before the program was cancelled.
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