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.^[1]

USS Pigeon, submarine rescue ship

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chiyoda (left) and Chihaya (right)

Italian ship Anteo, submarine rescue ship

HSwMS Belos (A214) of the Swedish Navy

Guillobel of the Brazilian Navy

List of active submarine rescue ships

Royal Australian Navy (DMS Maritime)^[2]

• Besant
• Stoker

Brazilian Navy

• Guillobel (K120)

Chinese Navy

• Dajiang class
• Dalao class

Indian Navy

• Nistar-class diving support vessel

Italian Navy

• Italian ship Anteo (A5309)^[3][4]

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

• JS Chihaya (ASR-403)
• JS Chiyoda (ASR-404)

Royal Malaysian Navy

• MV Mega Bakti

Republic of Singapore Navy

• MV Swift Rescue

South Korean Navy

• ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR 21)

Spanish Navy

• Neptuno (A-20) (to be replaced in 2024 by the BAM-IS 45)

Royal Swedish Navy

• HSwMS Belos (A214)

Russian Navy

• Kommuna

Turkish Navy

• TCG Alemdar (A-582)

Vietnam People's Navy

• Yết Kiêu (927)^[5][6][7]

List of decommissioned submarine rescue ships

Indian Navy

• INS Nistar

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

• JDS Chihaya (ASR-401) (Retired)
• JDS Fushimi (ASR-402) (Retired)
• JS Chiyoda (AS-405) (Retired)

Spanish Navy

• Kanguro (Retired in 1943)
• Poseidón (A-12) (Ceded to Mauritania in 2000. Sunk in 2011)

United States Navy

• USS Widgeon (ASR-1)
• USS Falcon (ASR-2)
• USS Chewink (ASR-3)
• USS Mallard (ASR-4)
• USS Ortolan (ASR-5)
• USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
• USS Chanticleer (ASR-7)
• USS Coucal (ASR-8)
• USS Florikan (ASR-9)
• USS Greenlet (ASR-10)
• USS Macaw (ASR-11)
• USS Penguin (ASR–12)
• USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)
• USS Petrel (ASR-14)
• USS Sunbird (ASR-15)
• USS Tringa (ASR-16)
• USS Verdin (ASR-17) – cancelled in 1945
• USS Windhover (ASR-18) – cancelled in 1945
• USS Bluebird (ASR-19)
• USS Skylark (ASR-20)
• USS Pigeon (ASR-21)
• USS Ortolan (ASR-22)

See also

• India-class submarine – Underwater rescue submarine class
• Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle
• Submarine tender – ship designed to support and resupply submarines