[8] During the 1980s,[clarification needed] the Australian Oberons were upgraded to carry United States Navy Mark 48 torpedoes and UGM-84 Sub Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

[9] Oxley was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock, Scotland on 2 July 1964, launched on 24 September 1965, and commissioned into the RAN on 21 March 1967.

[11] In October 1977, Oxley docked at Cockatoo Island Dockyard for the Submarine Weapon Update Program, a major overhaul of the Australian Oberons' warfighting capability.

[5][10] Her fin is on display outside the Submarine Training and Systems Centre at HMAS Stirling[10] and her bow is preserved at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle.

An anchor forms part of a Submariners Memorial at HMAS Platypus, dedicated on 18 August 2017, on the 50th anniversary of the boats arrival in Sydney Harbour.