HSwMS Belos

Last updated September 25, 2021

Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Belos, named after the mythological king of Egypt:

HSwMS Belos (1885) was a submarine rescue ship launched in 1885 and decommissioned in the 1960s
HSwMS Belos (1961) was a submarine rescue ship launched in 1961 and decommissioned in 1993
HSwMS Belos (A214) is a submarine rescue ship launched in 1985 and commissioned in 1992

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HSwMS Belos (A214) is a submarine rescue ship in the Swedish Navy's 1st Submarine flotilla. She carries the Submarine Rescue Vehicle URF. She is also capable of carrying the NATO rescue system NSRS. HSwMS Belos is currently [2017] the largest ship in the Swedish Navy. HMS Belos is traditionally the name of the Swedish navy's submarine rescue vessel and she is the third ship with that name.

A submarine rescue ship serves as a surface support ship for submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage operations. Methods employed are the McCann Rescue Chamber, Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRV's) and deep sea diving operations.

The Royal Swedish Navy's Submarine Escape and Rescue (SMER) system deals with development and manufacturing of submarines. It consist of 3 major components.

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