The Oberon class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (LCDR D. H. Lorrimer, RAN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Scott’s Yard, Greenock, Scotland, on 2 July 1964, and launched on 24 September 1965. Lady Downer, (Wife of Sir Alexander Downer, Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom), performed the launching ceremony. OXLEY was the first of six Oberon class submarines to be commissioned into the RAN, and also the first to have the “snort” capability of recharging her batteries while still submerged.