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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] STANAG NATO standard flange



Carsten,

The now retired DSRV’s, McCann bells, and I believe their replacement do not use a mating flange per say.  There is a smooth flat section on the hull around the mating hatch which a rubber-rimmed skirt on the rescue vehicle docks upon.  When the pressure is dropped in the skirt, the outside water pressure presses the rescue vehicle against the stranded vessel’s hull.  There are pad eyes surrounding the hatch on stricken sub that may be latched on to once the hatch in the rescue sub is opened and a rescue attendant places restraints similar to bottle screws.  British subs have a similar set-up.

R/Jay

 

 

Respectfully,

Jay K. Jeffries

Andros Is., Bahamas

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of MerlinSub@t-online.de
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:31 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] STANAG NATO standard flange

 

Must be.. The only information I have about the submarine rescue flange is in busby page 696-698.

Maybe outdated? Skirt inside clear diameter is somewhat around 53 inch..

 

But there must be some standard there because I have heard rumors that even

US-DSRVS fit on russian nukee and russian Rescue vessels on US ones.

 

vbr carsten