Submarine rescue ship

USS Pigeon, submarine rescue ship
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chiyoda (left) and Chihaya (right)
Italian ship Anteo, submarine rescue ship
HSwMS Belos (A214) of the Swedish Navy
Guillobel of the Brazilian Navy

A submarine rescue ship is a surface support ship for submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage operations. Methods employed include the McCann Rescue Chamber, deep-submergence rescue vehicles (DSRV's) and diving operations.[1]

List of active submarine rescue ships

Royal Australian Navy (DMS Maritime)[2]

  • Besant
  • Stoker

Brazilian Navy

  • Guillobel (K120)

Chinese Navy

  • Dajiang class
  • Dalao class

Indian Navy

  • Nistar-class diving support vessel

Italian Navy

  • Italian ship Anteo (A5309)[3][4]

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

  • JS Chihaya (ASR-403)
  • JS Chiyoda (ASR-404)

Royal Malaysian Navy

  • MV Mega Bakti

Republic of Singapore Navy

  • MV Swift Rescue

South Korean Navy

  • ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR 21)

Spanish Navy

  • Neptuno (A-20) (to be replaced in 2024 by the BAM-IS 45)

Royal Swedish Navy

  • HSwMS Belos (A214)

Russian Navy

Turkish Navy

  • TCG Alemdar (A-582)

Vietnam People's Navy

List of decommissioned submarine rescue ships

Indian Navy

  • INS Nistar

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

  • JDS Chihaya (ASR-401) (Retired)
  • JDS Fushimi (ASR-402) (Retired)
  • JS Chiyoda (AS-405) (Retired)

Spanish Navy

  • Kanguro (Retired in 1943)
  • Poseidón (A-12) (Ceded to Mauritania in 2000. Sunk in 2011)

United States Navy

  • USS Widgeon (ASR-1)
  • USS Falcon (ASR-2)
  • USS Chewink (ASR-3)
  • USS Mallard (ASR-4)
  • USS Ortolan (ASR-5)
  • USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
  • USS Chanticleer (ASR-7)
  • USS Coucal (ASR-8)
  • USS Florikan (ASR-9)
  • USS Greenlet (ASR-10)
  • USS Macaw (ASR-11)
  • USS Penguin (ASR–12)
  • USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)
  • USS Petrel (ASR-14)
  • USS Sunbird (ASR-15)
  • USS Tringa (ASR-16)
  • USS Verdin (ASR-17) – cancelled in 1945
  • USS Windhover (ASR-18) – cancelled in 1945
  • USS Bluebird (ASR-19)
  • USS Skylark (ASR-20)
  • USS Pigeon (ASR-21)
  • USS Ortolan (ASR-22)

See also

References

  1. ^ Tim Guest (11 November 2024). "Knowing there's hope". European Security & Defence.
  2. ^ Burton, Guy (16 July 2015). "Submarine search and rescue capability boosted". Navy Daily. Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Anteo - Marina Militare".
  4. ^ "File:US Navy 050628-N-1464F-001 The Italian submarine rescue vehicle SRV-300 is launched from the Italian salvage ship Anteo.jpg". 28 June 2005.
  5. ^ "Vietnam launches new submarine rescue vessel". www.asiapacificdefensejournal.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. ^ Dominguez, Gabrel (June 7, 2018). "Vietnam begins work on first submarine rescue vessel". Jane's Information Group. Vietnam's state-owned Z189 shipyard has begun assembly work on the first submarine rescue vessel for the People's Army of Vietnam Navy (PAVN). A keel-laying ceremony for the ship, known as MSSARS 9316 (multipurpose submarine search-and-rescue ship 9316), was held on 24 May at Z189's facilities in the northern coastal city of Haiphong, said the shipyard in a statement.
  7. ^ "Việt Nam starts building its first submarine rescue ship". Việt Nam News. May 2018. A model image of the MSSARS 9316, Việt Nam's first submarine search and rescue ship, which begins construction on Thursday in Hải Phòng.