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Named in 1977, MYSTIC is the first of the two Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles of the Navy designed to perform rescue operations on submerged, disabled submarines of the U.S. Navy or foreign navies. The DSRV operates from Attack Submarines which are able to carry them on their decks at 15 knots.
General Characteristics: | Launched: January 24, 1970 |
In service: 1971 | |
Builder: Lockheed Missiles and Space, Co., Sunnyvale, Calif. | |
Propulsion system: Electric motors, silver/zinc batteries | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 49 feet (15 meters) | |
Beam: 8 feet (2.4 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 38 tons | |
Speed: 4 knots/8 hours | |
Transit: 2.5 knots/14hours | |
Search: 1.5 knots/18 hours | |
Maximum diving depth: 5,000 feet (1524 meters) | |
Armament: none | |
Life support: 36 hours | |
Crew: two pilots, two rescue personnel and the capacity for 24 passengers |
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