DSRV-2 Avalon
{{short description|Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle}}
{{other ships|USS Avalon}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=DSRV 2 Avalon on support ship.JPG |Ship caption=Avalon (DSRV-2) aboard a support ship. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{USN flag|1970}} |Ship name=*Official: DSRV-2
|Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=1971 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=2000 |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=DSRV-1- (Mystic-) class deep submergence rescue vehicle |Ship displacement=30.5 tons surfaced, 37 tons submerged |Ship length={{convert|49|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|8|ft|m|abbr=on}}; Width {{convert|11|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship power=15 shaft horsepower (11 kW) |Ship propulsion=Electric motors, silver-zinc batteries, one shaft, four thrusters |Ship speed={{convert|4|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship endurance=30 hours submerged at {{convert|3|kn|km/h}} |Ship test depth={{convert|5,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} |Ship capacity=24 passengers |Ship complement=Four (two pilots and two rescue personnel) |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament= |Ship armour= |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |
DSRV-2 Avalon was a Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle rated to dive up to {{convert|5000|ft|m}} to rescue submarine crews trapped deep under the sea. The submarine was acquired in response to the loss of the {{USS|Thresher|SSN-593|6}}, so that the Navy would have a way to rescue trapped submarine crews.{{cite news|last1=Liewer |first1=Steve |title=Goodbye to Mystic minisub, hello to Falcon |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-1m6mystic234619-goodbye-mystic-minisub-hello-falco-2009mar06-story.html |access-date=4 May 2019 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=6 March 2009}}
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Avalon was launched in 1971. The submarine, intended to be air transportable, is {{convert|50|ft|m}} long, {{convert|8|ft|m}} in diameter, and weighs 37 tons. The sub is capable of descending to {{convert|5000|ft|m}} below the surface and could carry 24 passengers at a time in addition to her crew. Avalon is battery-powered, and would have needed to pause midway through a rescue mission to recharge its batteries.
Avalon was stationed at North Island Naval Station in San Diego and was never required to conduct an actual rescue operation. The sub was decommissioned in 2000. The Avalon submarine was donated to the Morro Bay Maritime Museum in Morro Bay, California, and is currently on public display.{{cite web |title=The Fleet - Morro Bay |url=https://morrobaymaritime.org/the-fleet/#dsrv |website=Morro Bay Maritime Museum |date=21 December 2017 |access-date=20 April 2019}}
Awards
- Meritorious Unit Commendation with star (2 awards)
- Navy E Ribbon (2 awards)
- National Defense Service Medal with star (2 awards)
In fiction
- Dallas features in the 1984 Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October and the 1990 film adaptation.
See also
{{commons category|DSRV-2 Avalon (submarine, 1971)}}
- {{sclass|Mystic|deep-submergence rescue vehicle|1}}
- {{annotated link|DSRV-1 Mystic|DSRV-1 Mystic}}
References
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- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=DSRV2}}}}
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Category:Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles
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