1/ #THREAD: #Submarine rescue ships in the Pacific
HQ-927 Yet Kieu sub rescue ship of the #Vietnamese Navy is the latest one
It supports #Vietnam's 6 Kilo-class submarines, it was just commissioned this year
Only Vietnam, #Singapore & #Malaysia have sub rescue ships in #ASEAN
HQ-927 Yet Kieu sub rescue ship of the #Vietnamese Navy is the latest one
It supports #Vietnam's 6 Kilo-class submarines, it was just commissioned this year
Only Vietnam, #Singapore & #Malaysia have sub rescue ships in #ASEAN
2/ The Yet Kieu is designed to rescue submarines & surface ships, survey the seabed & search & recover undersea objects.
Built by the #Vietnamese 189 military owned shipyard.
It measures 94m long x 16m wide and has a displacement of 4,000 tons.
Built by the #Vietnamese 189 military owned shipyard.
It measures 94m long x 16m wide and has a displacement of 4,000 tons.
3/ The Republic of #Singapore Navy (RSN) operates the MV Swift Rescue, submarine support & rescue vessel (SSRV).
It is equipped with the deep-submergence rescue vehicle Deep Search and Rescue Six (DSAR 6)
Displacement: 4,290 tons
Length: 85 m
Completed on April 2009
It is equipped with the deep-submergence rescue vehicle Deep Search and Rescue Six (DSAR 6)
Displacement: 4,290 tons
Length: 85 m
Completed on April 2009
4/ The Royal #Malaysian Navy has the MV Mega Bakti sub rescue ship
The ship has double lock decompression chamber (DDC), global positioning system intelligent buoy tracking system (GIB) & remote-operated vehicle (ROV)
Commissioned on 2013
Displacement:1960 tons. Length of 80m
The ship has double lock decompression chamber (DDC), global positioning system intelligent buoy tracking system (GIB) & remote-operated vehicle (ROV)
Commissioned on 2013
Displacement:1960 tons. Length of 80m
5/ #Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force has 2 submarine rescue ships
JS Chihaya (ASR-403): Commissioned on March 2000. Displacement of 7,000 tons at full load & length of 128 m
JS Chiyoda (ASR-404): Commissioned on March 2018. Displacement of 7,214 tons & length of 128.0 m
JS Chihaya (ASR-403): Commissioned on March 2000. Displacement of 7,000 tons at full load & length of 128 m
JS Chiyoda (ASR-404): Commissioned on March 2018. Displacement of 7,214 tons & length of 128.0 m
6/ #China's Navy #PLAN has 3 of the Type 925 Dajiang Class submarine support ship
Each ship is equipped with 2 Type 7103 DSRV class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles
They were commissioned in the 1970s
Displacement: 10,087 tons
Length: 156 m
Speed: 20 knots
Each ship is equipped with 2 Type 7103 DSRV class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles
They were commissioned in the 1970s
Displacement: 10,087 tons
Length: 156 m
Speed: 20 knots
7/ #China's Navy #PLAN also has 3 of the Type 926 Dalao Class submarine support ship
1 ship has the LR-7 DSRV Rescue Vehicle from the #UK, can dive to 300m
2 ships have the Type 7103 DSRV or later models
Commissioned since 2010s
Displacement: 9,500 tons
Measures 135m x 18.6m
1 ship has the LR-7 DSRV Rescue Vehicle from the #UK, can dive to 300m
2 ships have the Type 7103 DSRV or later models
Commissioned since 2010s
Displacement: 9,500 tons
Measures 135m x 18.6m
8/ #SouthKorea's Navy has one Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship (ASR 21)
ASR 21 was commissioned in 1995
Displacement: 4,300 tons
Length: 102.8 m
Beam: 102.8 m
Speed: 18 knots
ASR 21 was commissioned in 1995
Displacement: 4,300 tons
Length: 102.8 m
Beam: 102.8 m
Speed: 18 knots
9/ #Australia’s Navy has 2 submarine rescue ships built by #Vietnam based on a design by Damen Group
MV Besant & MV Stoker use the LR5 rescue submersible
Commissioned in 2015 & 2016
Displacement: 3,950 tons (Besant 3600)
Length: 93.20m (Besant 83m)
Beam: 16 m
Speed: 16 knots
MV Besant & MV Stoker use the LR5 rescue submersible
Commissioned in 2015 & 2016
Displacement: 3,950 tons (Besant 3600)
Length: 93.20m (Besant 83m)
Beam: 16 m
Speed: 16 knots
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