DSRV-1Mystic is a
deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m). It was built by
Lockheed for the US Navy at a construction cost of $41 million and launched 24 January 1970.[1] It was declared fully operational in 1977 and named Mystic.[2]
The submarine was intended to be air transportable; it was 50 feet (15 m) long and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter, and it weighed 37 tons. The sub was capable of descending to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) below the surface and could carry 24 passengers at a time, in addition to its crew. It was stationed at
Naval Air Station North Island in
San Diego and was never required to conduct an actual rescue operation. Mystic was replaced by the
SRDRS on September 30, 2008, and began deactivation on October 1, 2008.[3] In October 2014, the submarine was donated to the
Naval Undersea Museum.[4]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
public domain. The entry can be found
here.
DSRV-1Mystic is a
deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m). It was built by
Lockheed for the US Navy at a construction cost of $41 million and launched 24 January 1970.[1] It was declared fully operational in 1977 and named Mystic.[2]
The submarine was intended to be air transportable; it was 50 feet (15 m) long and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter, and it weighed 37 tons. The sub was capable of descending to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) below the surface and could carry 24 passengers at a time, in addition to its crew. It was stationed at
Naval Air Station North Island in
San Diego and was never required to conduct an actual rescue operation. Mystic was replaced by the
SRDRS on September 30, 2008, and began deactivation on October 1, 2008.[3] In October 2014, the submarine was donated to the
Naval Undersea Museum.[4]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
public domain. The entry can be found
here.