Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) ...anyone seen this before?

[Detector Man]

Found this sub interesting ... young sub guys may already be familiar with it...i assume it will come apart under water to rescue a crew from a submarine in trouble....
I see what could be and probably is remote cameras and i also saw portholes/windows to look out and i would think they have lights they illuminates the area.
In reading about it, i learned that this is NOT the latest model

im hoping that if you click on the picture youll be able to read the print and what the sub is about...

if youre familiar with this sub...tell us, pleaaaase

 

[Ron J]

Detector Man, if you look closely, in the center of the Sub, on the Bottom, you will see a large round protrusion . This rescue vehicle would sit on top or connect to a hatch on a distressed Submarine, and make a watertight connection . This way it could transfer one or two crew members at a time, or provide rescue equipment to the Submarine.
It took years of experimenting ,and many deaths to determine and manufacture the best rescue equipment for Submarines.
In the Thirties I believe, a Navy Submarine per practicing maneuvers off of Cape Cod, was accidentally rammed by a Coast Guard Cutter as it was rising... The Sub sank, all hands lost, but was later raised , and towed to the Dry Dock in Boston Naval Yard. The bodies were recovered, the Sub repaired, and later used to help determine the best rescue methods to be used in such cases in the future.. the Sub would be purposely be sunk, and the Navy would test rescue equipment. The DSRV is certainly the results deriving from years back.

 

[Detector Man]

excellent explanation......thank you....makes a lot of sense now...i recall something called a "diving bell" for rescuing crews...not sure if i got the words right ...and this model (DSRV) is apparently not the latest model for rescue work

 

[edjcox]

Deep

Diving bells are limited to cables and are difficult to guide to the rescue hatch from far above. The DSRV has propulsion and thrusters as well as camera's a lights allowing it to be manuvered into a mating position.

The latest rescue submarines are even deeper diving and fitted with more modern propulsion propellers. The three blades on this model date it...

 

[Detector Man]

I had heard of a diving bell but i m not sure where i picked it up from ....movies (for real) ? and the sign did say this was not the latest DSRV model

 

[nge]

You picked it up from Jules Verne's 20,000 League's under the sea........nge

 

[Detector Man]

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