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The Oberons were arguably the best conventional submarine class of its time, with an astonishing reputation for quietness that allowed it to exist into the 21st century until replaced by newer classes such as the Collins and Victoria classes in Australia and Canada respectively. In fact, the ability of the O-boats to run in total silence enabled Australian submarines to successfully attack USS Enterprise, despite a huge number of supporting ships 'protecting' it. This led to the U.S. re-instating diesel boats into their fleet with the Los Angeles class SS.

Is the part in Italic font really true? It looks like a hoax or a mistake to me. I can't imagine the US will replace their nuclear subs with diesel boats. The LA class is also an SSN. A reference about the exercise and date on which this "attack" occurred would also be helpful. Sietse 11:32, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

ive heard the rumour of an oberan class actually getting a hit on a us carrier during an exercise.Corustar 15:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian subs to be sold for scrap

CBC News: [For sale: 4 submarines, not shipshape]

HMCS Onondaga, HMCS Ojibwa, HMCS Okanagan and HMCS Olympus were purchased between 1965 and 1968... they may be able to get $50,000 to $60,000 each as scrap metal.JohnnyB 16:12, May 25, 2005 (UTC)