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]

• MV Besant
• MV Stoker

• Guillobel (K120)

• Dajiang class
• Dalao class

• Nistar-class diving support vessel

• Italian ship Anteo (A5309)^[3][4]

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

• MV Mega Bakti

• MV Swift Rescue

• ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR 21)

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

• HSwMS Belos (A214)

• Kommuna

• TCG Alemdar (A-582)

• Yết Kiêu (927)^[5][6][7]

• INS Nistar

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

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

• 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)

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