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 . It was built by DRASS (
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 ...
) for the
Marina Militare
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, and is capable of descending to carrying 12 passengers in addition to crew. ''SRV-300'' is hosted by
''Anteo'', berthed at
La Spezia
La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy.
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.
SRV-300 supplanted the
Breda MSM-1S USEL deep-submergence rescue vehicle, in 2002 and since 2004 it has been fitted with a
Simrad EM-1002 multibeam echo-sounder. Further upgrades in 2010 introduced air portability.
There is a new version under development, the SRV-650, with a maximum depth of 650 m (2 133 ft) and with a hosting capacity of 15 people.
See also
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References
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Deep-submergence rescue vehicles
Submarines of the Italian Navy
Ships built in Livorno
1999 ships