Italian Ship Anteo (A 5309)
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''Anteo'' (A 5309) is a
submarine rescue ship A submarine rescue ship is a surface support ship for submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage operations. Methods employed include the McCann Rescue Chamber, deep-submergence rescue vehicles (DSRV's) and diving operations. List of active subm ...
of the
Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...
, assigned to Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori "Teseo Tesei" (
COMSUBIN COMSUBIN (''Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori "Teseo Tesei"''; Divers and Raiders Group Command "Teseo Tesei") is the Italian Navy's special operations unit. Italy was the first nation to use frogmen and human torpedoes. The Royal It ...
). ''Anteo'' is the third ship to bear this name in the Italian Navy. The ship's design was developed by the "Ufficio Navi Speciali del Reparto Progetti Navi" (Special Office of the Ships Projects Division), according to the guidelines provided by the Navy General Staff. The ship was built at Cantiere Navale Breda di Porto Marghera and commissioned to the Italian Navy on 31 July 1980.


Characteristics

It is fitted with: *SDC system for submarine rescue up to 250 m deep *SRC Submarine Rescue Chamber: Mc-Cann rescue bell, for submarine rescue up to 120 m deep; height: 4 m, diameter: 2,20 m, displacement 9,5 tonnes, 6 survivors per cycle; * DRASS Galeazzi
SRV-300 SRV-300 is a deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to . It was built by DRASS (Livorno) for the Marina Militare, and is capable of descending to carrying 12 passengers in addition to crew. ''SRV-300'' is hosted by ''Anteo'', ...
deep-submergence rescue vehicle for submarine rescue up to 300 m deep; 12 survivors per cycle; length overall 8.46 m, width overall 3.13 m, height (without skirt) 3.17 m, displacement 27.3 tonnes (since 1980 and until 2002 was used Breda MSM-1S USEL deep-submergence rescue vehicle); *3 x hardsuit
atmospheric diving suit An atmospheric diving suit (ADS) is a small one-person articulated submersible which resembles a suit of armour, with elaborate pressure joints to allow articulation while maintaining an internal pressure of one atmosphere. An ADS can enable di ...
(ADS) systems of Oceanworks International for submarine rescue up to 300 m deep *1 x SAAB Seaeye Falcon ROV *1 x Gaymarine Pluto ROV *1 x hull mounted Konsberg Simrad EM 1002 multi beam sonar *1 x DRASS Galeazzi compression chamber for 12 persons *2 x DRASS Galeazzi compression chambers for 6 and 3 persons


See also

* deep-submergence rescue vehicle DRASS Galeazzi SRV-300 * deep-submergence rescue vehicle Breda MSM-1S USEL *
COMSUBIN COMSUBIN (''Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori "Teseo Tesei"''; Divers and Raiders Group Command "Teseo Tesei") is the Italian Navy's special operations unit. Italy was the first nation to use frogmen and human torpedoes. The Royal It ...
*
Italian ship USSP ''USSP'' is a planned Submarine rescue ship of the Marina Militare, financed with 2017's balance law. It is expected to replace Italian ship Anteo (A 5309). Functions ''USSP'' will be a multipurpose ship, thought to accomplish different missio ...


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Anteo (A 5309)
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