The O class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (CMDR H. R. Marrack, RN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, UK, in 1925, and launched on 29 June 1926. OXLEY was formerly to be numbered OA1, but was renamed OXLEY.
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The O class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (CMDR H. R. Marrack, RN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, UK, in 1925, and launched on 29 June 1926. OXLEY was formerly to be numbered OA1, but was renamed OXLEY.