Tony Graham
Submarine Engineering
Biography
Tony Graham
Constructor Rear Admiral
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
BEng, CEng, MBA, FICCPM, FRINA, RCNC
Jobs
1983 (DPT21) Trafalgar Class SSN Construction Section (April-July)
1983 (HASLAR) T2400 and TRIDENT SSBN Flow Visualisation
July 1984-Sept 1984, (NA111 Submarine Structures) Apprentice
July 1985-Sept 1985, (NA111 Submarine Structures) PTO IV
July 1987-Sept 1987 (NA111 Submarine Structures) Assistant Constructor
1988 (UCL) MSc Dissertation on Corrugated Submarines
1989 (SM711) SSN20 Construction Section
1989-1992 (NA111) Production of Submarine Structural Design Standards
1997-2000 (MILITARY EXCHANGE, Canada) Advised on TY2400
2000-2003 (HEAD OF SHIP SAFETY MANAGEMENT) Covering Submarine Safety Policy
2011-2015 (DIRECTOR SHIP) Submarine Equipment Management
Example Tasks
Oberon Class Analysis Recertified DDD based on STAGS analysis with secondary structure
Vanguard Class Design Developed Sonar Visor Structural Design Code
All Design Wrote majority of chapters in UK Submarine Structural Design Manual
All Design Composite Rudder Design
TRAFALGAR Design New Capstan Arrangements
TY2400 Trials First DDD Dive (Sept 1990)
HMS RENOWN Trials Trim and Inclining (Jan 1990)
HMS UNSEEN Trials Check Trim
AFD60 DA Management of Floating Nuclear Docks
RMAS ADAMANT DA Management of Submarine Transfer Vessels
All DA Submiss/Subsunk Officer
2010 - present
2010 - present
Projects
April 1982-July 1982 Vickers Barrow in Furness (Shipyard) Apprentice
April 1983-July 1983 DPT 31 (Trafalgar Class) Apprentice
July 1983-Sep 1983 (HASLAR) Apprentice - TY2400 & TRIDENT
1989 (SSN20) Assistant Constructor
Jan 1990 HMS UPHOLDER DDD Trails Officer
2011-2015 (DIRECTOR SHIPS) - submarine fleet support
Training, Workshops & Visits
September 1986 - December 1986 (UCL) Submarine Design Course
Sept 1988 - Visit to US Submarine Base
1988 (UCL) Submarine Design Diploma - Prowler SSK Design
Sept 1988 Visit to USS ALBACORE
Jan 1989-Feb 1989 (GREENWICH) Nuclear Constructors Course
December 1989 (HMS DOLPHIN) Submarine Escape Training
March 1989 (MANADON) Weapon Engineering Acquaint Course
May 1989- June 1989 (HMS OLYMPUS) Vendetta 1989 NATO Exercises
June 1989 (BODA, Norway) Visit to Norwegian ULA Class Submarine
Dec 1990 - Visit to VSEL to view SSBN in build.
May 1991 - International Symposium on Naval Submarines 3
Jan 1992 TY2400 (P.Vosper) Sir William White Society
Jan 1993 Submarine Losses (K.McLeod) Sir William White Society
Oct 1993 Submarine Concept Design (Prof Burchill, Prof Rydall) RINA, Bath University
Feb 1994 Whole Submarine Procurement (D.Kemp) Sir William White Society
April 1995 Trafalgar Class Replacement Programme. Naval Architect Professional Forum
April 1995 SUBCON. Naval Architect Professional Forum
April 1995 New Submarine Research Model (S.Machin) Sir William White Society
Feb 1996 Cost Effective Submarine Hull Design (D.W.Chalmers) Naval Architects Professional Forum
March 1996 Signatures Management Course
August 1998 Naval Hydrodynamics Symposium, Washington DC, USA,
August 2012 Ministerial Visit to Decommissioned Submarines. Rosyth.
2015 (Birkenhead) Visit to U534