Defence & veteransGovernment companyExists today
ASC Pty Ltd
ASC
1 October 2004 – present
Previously Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd (1985–2004).
Commonwealth-owned company that sustains and upgrades the Navy's Collins-class submarines at Osborne in South Australia and Henderson in Western Australia; it was also the shipbuilder for the Hobart-class air warfare destroyers.
Names over time
- Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd1985–2004
- ASC Pty Ltd2004–present
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd with effect from 1 October 2004, continuing the same company (ACN 008 605 034); the new name reflected its plans to build surface warships as well as submarines.
Changes during its life
- 2017Restructured, as announced in October 2016, into three Commonwealth companies: ASC Pty Ltd kept submarine sustainment, the surface shipbuilding business became ASC Shipbuilding Pty Ltd and the Osborne shipyard infrastructure passed to Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd.
- Surface shipbuilding
- Air warfare destroyer construction
- Ownership of Osborne shipyard infrastructure
Main functions
- Collins-class submarine sustainment and full-cycle docking
- Submarine maintenance at Osborne and Henderson
- Submarine engineering and design support
- Workforce and sustainment roles in the nuclear-powered submarine program
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Finance.
- Type of body
- Commonwealth company, limited by shares
- Portfolio
- Finance
- Accountable authority
- Board
- ABN
- 64 008 605 034
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 1 July 2015 to the latest release (30 June 2026))