 The rescue vehicle LR5 being lowered into the water by a crane from the Finnish icebreaker Fennica
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | LR5 |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Operator | Royal Australian Navy (leased) |
| Builder | Forum Energy Technologies [1] |
| Acquired | June 2009[2] |
| Status | in active service, as of 2018[update] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type | DSAR-class submarine rescue vehicle[4] |
| Tonnage | 24 t (24 long tons) (in air weight) |
| Length | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| 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 (2,600 lb) (16 persons) |
| Crew | 2 |
LR5 is a crewed 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.[5] The Royal Navy now has the use of the NATO Submarine Rescue System.
- ^ "Submarine Rescue Systems".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Submarine Rescue Systems".
- ^ "LR5 Submersible Submarine Rescue Vessel". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.