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DSRV-1 Mystic on display at United States Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport, Washington Mystic on display at the Naval Undersea Museum after 2021 restoration. DSRV-1 Mystic is a deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
The third USS Pigeon (ASR–21) was the lead ship of her class of submarine rescue ships.Laid down on 17 July 1968 by the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama, the ship was launched on 13 August 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Allen M. Shinn, wife of Vice Admiral Shinn, Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and commissioned on 28 April 1973.
Mystic class is a class of Deep-Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs), designed for rescue operations on submerged, disabled submarines of the United States Navy or foreign navies. The two submarines of the class were never used for this purpose, and were replaced by the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System.
Ortolan was designed to operate the Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles, and was the second and final vessel of the Pigeon class built by the United States Navy. Decommissioned 30 March 1995 and berthed at the James River reserve fleet , Fort Eustis , Virginia, awaiting final determination for method of disposal.
In addition to a number of U.S. Navy submarines being outfitted for MOSUB capabilities, several NATO countries also have submarines outfitted to carry the U.S. Navy DSRV for rescue capability as needed. Both the UK and French Navies have such submarines. The interior of the DSRV is composed of three spheres.
USS Skylark (ASR-20) was a Penguin-class submarine rescue ship of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down in July 1945 as the Navajo-class fleet tug Yustaga (ATF-165) by the Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Charleston, South Carolina. While under construction Yustaga was redesignated a submarine rescue ship on 11 October 1945 ...
USS Pigeon, submarine rescue ship Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chiyoda (left) and Chihaya (right) Italian ship Anteo, submarine rescue ship HSwMS Belos of the Swedish Navy Guillobel of the Brazilian Navy. A submarine rescue ship is a surface support ship for submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage operations.
The ship launching was sponsored by Mrs. Howard S. Rue, Jr., formerly Jacqueline Bond Jones, daughter of Lieutenant Commander Roy Kehlor Jones, commanding officer of the submarine, USS S-4 (SS-109) which tragically sunk following an accidental collision with the USCG Paulding off Provincetown, Massachusetts on 17 December 1927, resulting with a ...