LR7

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The LR-7 being retrieved by Changdao during RIMPAC 2016.
Class overview
BuildersForum Energy Technologies (FET) [1]
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by 35-ton deep-submergence rescue vehicle
In service2009 - present [2]
History
Naval ensign of China.svg People's Republic of China
NameLR7
In service2009 [2]
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Deep-submergence rescue vehicle
Displacement38 tons (full) [3]
Length9.6 metres (31 ft) [2]
Beam3.2 metres (10 ft) [2]
Draught3.4 metres (11 ft) [2]
Installed powerLead-acid batteries [2]
Propulsion
  • 2 x electric motors (26.8 horsepower (20.0 kW)) [2]
  • 4 x tilting side thrusters (16 horsepower (12 kW)) [2]
Speed3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) [2]
Capacity18 survivors [2]
Crew3 [2]

The LR7 is a deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It was built by FET (Forum Energy Technologies) formerly Perry Slingsby of Britain. The LR7 entered service in 2009. [2]

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Development

In 2000 and 2001, Chinese representatives attended international submarine rescue conferences and exercises. This may have followed the 1995 accident suffered by Chinese submarine 361 while surfaced leading to the deaths of the entire crew. China entered negotiations to purchase DSRVs from Britain or Canada [4] which may have resulted in the order for the LR7 through Rolls-Royce Marine. [3]

The LR7 was tested in Loch Linnhe, Scotland, in September 2008. It was delivered [3] and entered service in 2009. [2]

The Type 926 submarine support ship was developed to deploy the LR7. The first was laid down in 2007 and entered service in 2010. [5]

Design

The LR7 may operate at depths of 500 meters and may dock with submarines with their bows 60 degrees up. [2]

Originally Manufactured by Perry Slingsby Systems and is now Forum Energy Technologies (FET). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Submarine Rescue Systems".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Saunders 2015, p. 159.
  3. 1 2 3 Wertheim 2013, p. 114.
  4. ↑ Bussert, James C. (December 2003). "Chinese Submarines Pose a Double-Edged Challenge". AFCEA International . Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Saunders 2015, p. 165.
  6. ↑ "Submarine Rescue Systems".

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