Type 926 submarine support ship

History
PRC
Commissioned2015 onward
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDalao class
TypeSubmarine support ship
Displacement7,600 long tons (7,700 t)
Length135 m (442 ft 11 in)
Beam18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
PropulsionIntegrated electric propulsion
Sensors and
processing systems
Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentNone
ArmourNone

Type 926 submarine support ship with NATO reporting name Dalao[1][2][3][4] is a class of submarine rescue and supply ship developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[5][1][2][3][4] and as of mid-2014, a total of three are in service. This ship is capable of both replenishing submarines and rescuing submariners in distress.

With a displacement of 9500 tons, the Type 926 carries newly designed rescue chambers that are capable of performing rescue missions to a depth of three hundred meters, being able to rescue a maximum of eighteen submariners each dive. One of these ships carries a deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) imported from the United Kingdom, the LR7, which is a development of the earlier LR5. The LR7 is also capable of rescuing a total of eighteen submariners each dive and the 25-ton DSRV can perform rescue operations at five hundred meters depth and continuously working under water for four days. The rest of the ships carry the successor of the Type 7103 DSRV designed by Harbin Engineering University.[6]

Type Pennant # Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Fleet
926 864 Oceanic Island (海洋岛) 2010 Active North Sea Fleet
926 865 Liugong Island (刘公岛) 2012 Active North Sea Fleet
926 867 Long Island (长岛) Guangzhou Shipyard International 2012 Active South Sea Fleet

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Type 926 sub rescue ship". Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  6. ^ "Type 926". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.