MV Besant
MV
Besant
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| Type |
Auxiliary Naval Vessel |
|---|---|
| Role | Submarine Intervention Gear Ship |
| International Callsign |
VJN4816 |
| Home Port | |
| Builder |
Damen Song Cam Shipyards, Vietnam |
| Launched |
21 May 2015 |
| Dimensions & Displacement | |
| Length | 83 metres |
| Beam | 16 metres |
| Draught | 4.25 metres |
| News Articles | |
The Submarine Intervention Gear Ship, MV Besant, along with her sister ship, MV Stoker, are the latest enhancements to 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.
MV Besant in Cockburn Sound during Exercise BLACK CARILLON 2016.
MV Besant at sea during the commencement of the sea phase of Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2019.
HMAS Rankin sails past MV Besant in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia during Exercise Black Carillon 2015.
