MV Besant in Cockburn Sound during Exercise BLACK CARILLON 2016.
The Submarine Intervention Gear Ship, MV Besant, along with ship of the same class MV Stoker, enhance the Navy’s submarine search and rescue capability. Besant is operated by DMS Maritime.
MV Besant is named after the commanding officer of the First World War submarine AE1, Lieutenant Commander Thomas Besant.
Specifications
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| Type |
Auxiliary Naval Vessel |
|---|---|
| Role | Submarine Intervention Gear Ship |
| International Callsign |
VJN4816 |
| Home Port |
Fleet Base West |
| Builder |
Damen Song Cam Shipyards, Vietnam |
| Launched |
21 May 2015 |
| Dimensions & Displacement | |
| Length | 83 metres |
| Beam | 16 metres |
| Draught | 4.25 metres |