Submarine Deep Rescue Ship (MOSHIP-TR1)
Design, Purpose and Capabilities
MOSHIP-TR1's main purpose, with the installed and necessarily loaded deep rescue
equipment/systems onboard, is;
* to provide life support to the crew of a damaged submarine
* to rescue them (up to 600 m. depth ) in maximum 72 hours
* to handle rescue and salvage operations for surface ships
* to provide subsea repair works and wreck removal
In order to carry out the tasks assigned, MOSHIP-TR1 has the following capabilities;
* 18 knots maximum continous speed
* Minimum 4500 n.miles endurance at 14 knots economical speed
* Position keeping at 4 knots current and sea state 4, Dynamic Auto-Pilot System (DAPS)
* Full rescue ability at sea state 5, with limitation at sea state 6, active antirolling system
* Helicopter platform for 35 tons helicopter, for day and night operations
* A clear aft deck area of 311 m2, ready for U.S. Submarine Rescue and Diving Recompression System
(SRDRS) or NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) or a Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV)
* An A-frame and a hydraulic/telescopic crane, both for 35 tons
* Redundant diesel-electric propulsion, maneuvering and electrical systems
* Twin interconnected, SRV connectible pressure chambers for 32 people; an extensive sick-bay
* 2x12,7 mm. day/night auto-tracking stabilized platform machine guns (STAMP)
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