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Home» News»ROK Navy ASR-II Submarine Rescue Ship to Feature Sonardyne Technologies
JFD to Supply DSRV for ROK Navy's ASR-II Vessel 1
Once in operation, the DSRV will be launched and recovered from the ASR-II submarine rescue vessel via a ‘moonpool’, through which the DSRV will be deployed to rescue the crews of distressed submarines at depths of up to 500m, and in waves as tall as four metres. DSME picture.

ROK Navy ASR-II Submarine Rescue Ship to Feature Sonardyne Technologies

Underwater positioning and tracking technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. is to be used to support search and recovery operations undertaken by the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy) new auxiliary submarine rescue ship (ASR-II).

Xavier Vavasseur 09 Dec 2019

Sonardyne press release

Through a contract with GE’s Power Conversion business, the ASR-II will be fitted with Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system. This will interface onboard the vessel with GE’s class leading Seastream™ Dynamic Position (DP) control system providing accurate and fast position reference updates during critical station keeping activities.

The Ranger 2 onboard the ASR-II will also be used to simultaneously track the position of, and communicate with, Sonardyne instrumentation fitted to the new, untethered Deep Search Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) that is being built to operate from the ship when it comes into service.

Ranger 2 is installed on a global fleet of DP vessels operating within defence, offshore energy, ocean research and commercial survey. Its success in meeting the diverse operational requirements of these sectors is built around Sonardyne’s versatile 6G hardware and Wideband 2 signal technology platforms. This combination enables underwater targets to be tracked beyond 11 km, position updates to be acquired every second, and for a vessel to work in any water depth, shallow or deep.

The ASR-II and its moonpool-deployed DSRV are being built under South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration as a replacement for the submarine rescue ship RoKS Cheonghaejin. The 5,200-tonne ASR-II is expected to be delivered to the RoKN by the end of 2022.

JFD to Supply DSRV for ROK Navy's ASR-II Vessel 1
The center well (moonpool) makes it possible to rescue the crew of a distressed submarine 500 meters deep, despite waves of 4 meters. DAPA image.

Sonardyne’s order from GE’s Power Conversion business includes everything the ASR-II will need to achieve the best performance from its Ranger 2 USBL during exercises or in the event of a submarine rescue operation. This includes a seabed-deployed 3,000 m-rated Dynamic Positioning Transponder 6 (DPT 6) with recovery floatation collar to provide high accuracy USBL positioning for reliable station keeping, even when operating near sources of potential noise interference such as other naval vessels.

The control room software will be fitted with a Ranger 2 Marine Robotics Pack, which unlocks an additional range of features to enable the vessel crew to both track the DSRV and also communicate with it by sending and receiving status messages.

Finally, Sonardyne will also supply a deployment machine and gate valve, through which the Ranger 2 HPT 5000 USBL transceiver will be deployed through the hull of the ASR-II. The HPT 5000 enables underwater targets to be tracked over a wide range of water depths and elevations so is perfect for vessels needing to undertake different tasks on a regular basis.

“We have a track record in reliably positioning underwater systems in the deepest waters, as well as shallow water, and for something as critical as a submarine rescue system, you need a system that has proven ability in all situations. Ranger 2 has that. The configuration of equipment we’re supplying to the ASR-II means it will have everything it needs to arrive on site and begin working immediately to support search, rescue and recovery operations anywhere in the world.”


Derek Lynch, Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems at Sonardyne
ROK Navy South Korea Submarine 2019-12-09
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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