Drass, or DRASS, is an Italian manufacturing company headquartered in
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
, whose best known for their range of midget submarine and swimmer delivery vehicle. They also have a line of
hyperbaric chamber
A diving chamber is a vessel for human occupation, which may have an entrance that can be sealed to hold an internal pressure significantly higher than ambient pressure, a pressurised gas system to control the internal pressure, and a supply of ...
s for diver decompression.
History
Drass was founded in 1927 and set the world record for deep diving immersion with an atmospheric diving suit in 1937. Drass has built vessels for both the Italian military and the export market.
After the collapse of
Cos.Mo.S in the early 2000s, Drass took over many of its product lines.
Products
SRV-300
The
SRV-300 is a
deep-submergence rescue vehicle
A deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) is a type of deep-submergence vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, other nations have different designa ...
that is rated to dive up to .
See also
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CABI Cattaneo
References
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Defence companies of Italy
Shipbuilding companies of Italy
Submarines