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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.
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. 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 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. Peoples Republic of China|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. See also | ||||||||
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