Product Development History
Perry Slingsby Systems is the world’s leading supplier of underwater vehicles. The Company has builtover 400 manned and unmanned systems, including rescue vehicles, launch-and-recovery handling
systems, Rovs with special purpose robotic tooling, emergency life support pods, and through-water
communication systems for the military submarine rescue market.Beginning with the pioneering development of manned submersibles for the offshore oil industry inthe 1970s, Perry Slingsby Systems expanded into submarine rescue with the LR-class submersible.
The eminently capable LR5 manufactured in 1978 remains in service today with the British Royal
Navy. In 1995, the first enhanced LR5K system was delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy. The first
SR Class submersible was delivered in 2007. The SR design incorporates new and innovative design
features which will allow the vehicle to serve NATO and its Submarine Rescue Service for the next
20 years or more. Perry Slingsby Systems has continued to develop the LR-class submersible and has introduced thenew SR-class, two of the most advanced free swimming rescue vehicles available today. The Company’s quality management protocols are ISO9001:2000 certified. Its design and manufactureof manned vehicle systems meets the rules and regulations of relevant statutory and regulatory
authorities, including Lloyds Register of Shipping and The American Bureau of Shipping “Rules and regulations for the construction of and classification of submersibles.” The Industry’s Most Proven And Cost-Effective SubmersibleRescue System LR Class Rescue Submersible
The LR Class submersible has proven itself over many years of operations to be the most effectivesubmarine rescue system in the world, and has successfully participated in numerous “live”
submarine exercises in all conditions.•Can transfer rescued crew directly to decompression facilities aboard the rescue mothership at pressures of up to 5 bar g.•Powered by battery cells, recharged between dives, with sufficient energy to recover the entire crew from the largest military submarines.•Propelled by direct-drive electric thrusters, with hydraulic propulsion for close maneuvering and emergency backup.•Able to operate independently of the mothership once launched, the mothership
does not have to hold station
during the rescue mission.•Rescue is effected via a transfer “skirt” which is pumped dry after the rescue
vehicle docks with the submarine. •Can carry out rescues from submarines resting at angles of up to 60 o to vertical.