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EspañolDEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE VEHICLE
The US Navy's ''Mystic'' docked to a Los Angeles class attack submarine.
A 'Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle' (DSRV) is a type of Deep Submergence Vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, some nations have other designations for their vehicles.
| Contents |
| List of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles |
| Chinese models |
| Japanese models |
| Korean models |
| Russian models |
| United Kingdom models |
| United States models |
| See also |
| External links |
List of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles
Chinese models
The People's Republic of China has three Dajiang (大江) class submarine rescue ships. Each ship is equipped with two DSRV. The lead ship of the Dajiang class is the ''Changxingdao'' (長興島, 861).
Japanese models
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operate two DSRVs with dedicated mother ships.
★ Chiyoda (AS-405) — ''Chiyoda''(ちよだ, AS-405)
★ Chihaya (ASR-403) — ''Chihaya''(ちはや, ASR-403).
Korean models
The Korean navy operates a submarine rescue ship called ''Cheong Haejin''. It has a dedicated mother ship. The model is based on a modified British design.
Russian models
Russia is believed to have one vessel of the ''Bester'' class and five of the ''Priz'' class, which was involved in the failed attempt to rescue the crew of the Kursk
★ AS-28 – Project 1855 (''Priz'' class)
★ AS-34 – Project 1855 (''Priz'' class)
United Kingdom models
Main articles: LR5
The United Kingdom operates the LR5 submersible in a submarine rescue role.
United States models
Main articles: Mystic class
The mode of deployment for these United States submersibles is: fly the vehicle to the port closest to the incident; attach the vehicle to a host submarine; the host submarine travels to the incident site; rescue. The DSRVs were originally designed to work with USS ''Pigeon'' and USS ''Ortolan'', but those two vessels have since been decommissioned.
★ DSRV-1 ''Mystic'' - still on active service [1] Home port Coronado, California
★ DSRV-2 ''Avalon'' - currently in "mothball" status, maintained by Lockheed Martin, Coronado, California[2]
See also
★ Escape trunk
External links
★ Current submarine rescue services, Jane's Information Group
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