LR5


The LR5 is a manned submersible which was used by the British Royal Navy until 2009 when it was leased to support the Royal Australian Navy. It is designed for retrieving sailors from stranded submarines and is capable of rescuing 16 at a time.
The Royal Navy now has the use of the NATO Submarine Rescue System.

Use

The LR5 was used briefly in the unsuccessful rescue of the crew of the Russian Kursk. Unfortunately, the LR5 did not get to Kursk in time and all 118 hands died.