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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x1989, 2903 KB) The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Mystic while on exercises in Japan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x1989, 2903 KB) The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Mystic while on exercises in Japan. ... The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) are the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force as of 2004. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... USN redirects here. ...

List of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles

United States models

Mystic class submarine

The mode of deployment for these 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. U.S. Navy Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) - Mystic Arrival of the DSRV Avalon at Brest airport aboard a C-5 Galaxy cargo A U.S. Navy Mystic class of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs) performs rescue operations on submerged, disabled submarines of the U.S. Navy or foreign navies. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... The third USS Pigeon (ASR–21) was laid down 17 July 1968 by the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. ...

• 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]

The US Navys Mystic docked to a Los Angeles class attack submarine. ... Coronado and San Diego, as viewed from the Cabrillo National Monument. ... DSRV-2 Avalon is a deep submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 1500 metres. ... Coronado and San Diego, as viewed from the Cabrillo National Monument. ...

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 The Priz class (Project 1855) is a type of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) operated by the government of Russia. ... K-141 Kursk was a Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. ...

• AS-28 – Project 1855 (Priz class)
• AS-34 – Project 1855 (Priz class)

Mini-submarine AS-28 Priz after surfacing in the Bering Sea AS-28 is a miniature submarine of the Russian Navy belonging to the Project 1855 Priz class. ... The Priz class (Project 1855) is a type of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) operated by the government of Russia. ... The AS-34 is a Priz class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle, or rescue mini-sub. ... The Priz class (Project 1855) is a type of Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) operated by the government of Russia. ...

Korean models

The Korean navy operate a submarine rescue ship called as Cheong Haejin. It has a dedicated mother ship. The model is based on a modified British design.

Japanese models

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operate two DSRVs and mother ships. They are dedicated motherships. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ), or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan and formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II.[1] The force is based strictly on defensive armament, largely lacking...

• Chiyoda (AS-405) — Chiyoda(ちよだ, AS-405)
• Chihaya (ASR-403) — Chihaya(ちはや, ASR-403).

Chinese models

China has three Dajiang(大江) class submarine rescue ships. Each ship is equipped with two DSRV. Lead ship of Dajiang class called as Changxingdao(長興島, 861).

United Kingdom models

The UK operates the LR5 submersible in a submarine rescue role. The LR5 is a manned submersible in operation with the British Royal Navy. ...

See also

• Escape trunk
• The Hunt for Red October, a fictional movie featuring the Mystic DSRV

Submarine escape trunk An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine that provides a means for people to escape from a downed submarine. ... The Hunt for Red October is Tom Clancys first novel, published in 1984. ...

External links

• Current submarine rescue services, Jane's Information Group