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LR5
 LR5 rescue vehicle is lowered into the water by a crane from the Fennica | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name: | LR5 |
| Builder: | James Fisher Defence[1] |
| Acquired: | June 2009[2] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2018[update] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type: | DSAR class submarine rescue vehicle[1] |
| Tonnage: | 24 t (24 long tons; 26 short tons) (in air weight) |
| Length: | 9.6 m (31 ft) |
| Beam: | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 10 kW (13 hp) electric motors |
| Speed: | 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) |
| Endurance: | 10 hours |
| Test depth: | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Capacity: | 1,200 kg (16 persons) |
| Crew: | 2 |
The LR5 is a manned submersible which was used by the British Royal Navy until 2009 when it was leased to support the Royal Australian Navy. It is designed for retrieving sailors from stranded submarines and is capable of rescuing 16 at a time.[citation needed]
The Royal Navy now has the use of the NATO Submarine Rescue System.
Contents
1 Use
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Use
The LR5 was used briefly in the unsuccessful rescue of the crew of the Russian Kursk. Unfortunately, the LR5 did not get to Kursk in time and all 118 hands died.
See also
Scorpio ROV
- Deep submergence rescue vehicle
References
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^ "Remora replacement arrives". Australian Defence Magazine. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ "DSAR Class Submarine Rescue Vehicles : Tech Spec". James Fisher Defence. 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
External links
Media related to LR5 (submarine, 1978) at Wikimedia Commons
- Specifications at Jane's Naval Forces
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