Sub-surface news from Russia
Several interesting news topics from Russia: test firing of KANYON (Status-6) strategic nuclear torpedo; new ‘Surrogate’ ‘decepticon’ UUV revealed, MAKO Penguin anti-diver UUV; Yantar spy ship loitering in Med again. Read More >....
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Iguana
Iguana innovative amphibious boats
As the company’s website says, “As always, you wonder why nobody thought about it before”. Like so many new ideas it is deceptively simple.Read More >....
USS_Parche
US Navy Spy Sub par-excellence
When she was finally decommissioned in 2004, after 31 years and 19 deployments, USS Parche was the most decorated submarine in US Navy history.
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The_First_Clearance_Diver
John Deane, Diver in Crimean War
Someone forwarded me a link to James Nestor’s account of the Deane brother’s unfathomable exploits in Epic Magazine. An excellent read.
A quick note re the Deane Brothers and particularly John Deane’s work clearing naval mines in the Crimean War….Read More >....
Sphyrene SDV
Sphyrene + Coryphene SDVs
The Sphyrene is an advanced six-man Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV) currently on the market from French firm Alseamar. It is one of the latest generation of French SDVs tracing its lineage back to the Vostock SDV used by Commando Hubert. The Sphyrene is promoted on the export market alongside French diesel-electric submarines and Alseamar's updated Vostock, the Coryphene. Read More >....
Carmon-18
Demystified
A little known or unreported 25m (82ft) midget sub is visible in 2005 satellite imagery of Primorsk near St. Petersburg on Russia’s Baltic coast. There is also at least one photograph of it. The craft has a waterline length of about 23m (75ft) and has typical Russian double-hull construction. ... Read More >....
WDT-71 SDV
SDV projects from WTD-71 Aquatechnik
Two-man SDV (Swimmer Delivery Vehicle) built and tested by Wehrtechnische Dienststelle WTD-71 (Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons, Marine Technology and Research) in Eckemforde.... Read More >....
Barracuda stealth Special Forces interceptor
Specialist boat builder Safe Haven Marine have added the stealthy XSV-17 to their Barracuda series of Special Forces craft. The new design features a high speed surfacing planing hull with a wave-piercing bow which allows incredibly high speeds (60kt) while maintaning the impressive sea-keeping of the Barracuda series. Read More >....
BS-64_Podmoskovye
New Russian Special Mission spy-sub
Podmoskovye (‘Moscow Oblast’) is a Project 09787 DELTA-IV STRETCH ballistic missile submarine which has been converted into a host submarine for nuclear powered midget-subs. She was relaunched on October 22nd and is expected to join 29th Separate Brigade of submarines of the Northern Fleet at their secretive base at Olenya Guba (Deer Bay) on the Murmansk Oblast. She will be used as a Host Submarine for some of the midget submarines based there, most likely including the elusive Project 10831 LOSHARIK. ... Read More >....
Keywords: GUGI, Spy Submarine, Losharik, DELTA-IV, Belgorod, Podmoskovye*
Dick Tuson
SDV designer - K.R. 'Dick' Tuson
Sad to learn of the recent passing of a British scientist who was instrumental in British naval/military diving and Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV) projects in the 1960s. This article gives a brief overview of his designs. ... Read More >....
Keywords: SDV, KR Tuson, AML, CDV, Jimdiving suit, Baptism, Pegausus, Jacques Cousteau, Dimitri Rebikoff