MV Besant at sea during the commencement of the sea phase of Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2019.
The Rescue Gear Ship, MV Stoker, along with ship of the same class, MV Besant, are the latest enhancement to Navy’s submarine search and rescue capability. Stoker is operated by DMS Maritime. MV Stoker is named after the commanding officer of the First World War submarine HMAS AE2, Lieutenant Henry Stoker.
Stoker embarks the LR5 submarine rescue system submersible and a decompression chamber as well as enhanced on board medical facilities and the ability to accommodate a full submarine crew.
The LR5 rescue submersible is launched off the back of MV Stoker during Exercise Pacific Reach 19. MV Besant is seen in the background.
The submarine rescue vessel LR5 is launched off the work deck of MV Stoker into the basin at Fleet Base West for a systems test run during Exercise BLACK CARILLON 2016.
Specifications
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| Type |
Auxiliary Naval Vessel |
|---|---|
| Role |
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| International Callsign |
VJN4918 |
| Home Port |
Fleet Base West |
| Builder |
Damen Song Cam Shipyards, Vietnam |
| Launched |
21 May 2015 |
| Dimensions & Displacement | |
| Length | 93.20 metres |
| Beam | 16 metres |
| Draught | 4.05 metres |
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