LR5
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LR5 rescue vehicle is lowered into the water by a crane from the Fennica
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 Australia |
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| Name: | LR5 |
| Builder: | James Fisher Defence[1] |
| Acquired: | June 2009[2] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & type: | DSAR class submarine rescue vehicle[1] |
| Tonnage: | 24 t (24 long tons; 26 short tons) (in air weight) |
| Length: | 9.6 m (31 ft) |
| Beam: | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 10 kW (13 hp) electric motors |
| Speed: | 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) |
| Endurance: | 10 hours |
| Test depth: | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Capacity: | 1,200 kg (16 persons) |
| Crew: | 2 |
The LR5 is a manned submersible which was used by the British Royal Navy until 2009 when it was leased to support the Royal Australian Navy. It is designed for retrieving sailors from stranded submarines and is capable of rescuing 16 at a time.
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