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Sweden - Units & Systems
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Deplacement: 1050 tons
Length: 48,5 metres
Beam: 6,1 metres
Depth: 5,6 metres
Crew: 30
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Deplacement: 6150 tons
Length: 104,9 metres
Beam: 18,5 metres
Depth: 5,1 metres
Crew: 48
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Rescue facilities:
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Decompression chambers for 40
rescuees (DCC) with Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) capacity
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A-Frame for URF and LR-5 (max 55 ton)
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Air Diving Bell (to 60 m)
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Sea Owl (Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROV) to 250m
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Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS) Mantis to 750 m
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built as a diving support vessel, the HSwMS BELOS has been modified to a
state-of-the-art mother ship for submarine rescue operations. For
inspection and under water tasks e.g. clearing the mating seat of a
distressed submarine, the onboard systems include diving systems, ROV and
atmospheric diving suit. All equipment used is monitored via a transponder
system giving exact details of location and depth of each system.
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dynamic-positioning system ensures that Belos is situated on an exact
location without having to use any mooring systems. Normally, the
Submarine Rescue Vessel URF is carried onboard the Belos, providing a
complete system for submarine rescue. Another option is carrying the LR-5
using an adapter for the A-frame.
Recently, the Royal Navy in cooperation
with the Royal Swedish Navy has developed an adapter between LR-5 and the
deck-connection to the chamber system, thus enabling hyperbaric transfer
not only from the URF, but also from the LR-5 to the decompression chamber
systems onboard HSwMS BELOS.
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Deplacement: 52
tons
Length: 13,9
metres
Beam: 3,2 metres
Diving depth: 460
metres
Crew: 4
Speed:3 knots
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Royal Swedish Navy Submarine Rescue System is capable of rescuing an
entire Swedish submarine crew in one lift. The Submarine Rescue Vehicle
URF and the Submarine Rescue and Diving ship HSwMS Belos forms a unique
and highly efficient system. If the distressed submarine is pressurised,
the rescue compartment of URF can provide hyperbaric transfer of the
rescuees directly to a decompression chamber system onboard HSwMS Belos or
ashore for controlled decompression and medical treatment.
If not carried onboard HSwMS Belos, the URF can either be air transported
by Antonov AN-124, or transported on its dedicated trailer to an
appropriate harbour and then towed by a vessel of opportunity to the
rescue area.
In the area, URF operates autonomously, to a maximum depth of 460 meters.
“Mating” to the distressed submarine can be performed at angles of up
to 45°.
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Once the rescue assets have arrived at the scene of a distressed submarine (DISSUB) the Emergency Life Support Stores (ELSS) supplies can be re-plenished. This is done through the escape hatch and tower, by either LR5 (UK), Scorpio Remotely Operated Vehicle (UK and US), URF Remotely Operated Vehicle (SW) or divers.
If ELSS is needed onboard the DISSUB this can be supplied via a technique called POD-posting. A POD is a small
watertight container which can be inserted via either the escape tower/hatch or in some cases through an empty
torpedo tube.
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Operational speed: 254 km/h
Service ceiling: 2590 metres
Range: 255 km
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