Discovery ROUV
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Name | Discovery |
Ordered | 1 |
Awarded | 1 |
Builder | Specialist Machine Development (SMD) Ltd |
Christened | 2014 |
Completed | 2014 |
Acquired | 2014 |
Commissioned | 2021 |
Maiden voyage | 2014 |
In service | 2014 |
Refit | 2018 |
Reinstated | 2019 |
Status | Active |
Class overview | |
Operators | ![]() |
Built | 2014 |
In service | 2014 onward |
In commission | 2014 onward |
Planned | 1 |
Completed | 1 |
Active | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | ROUV |
Length | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Sensors and processing systems | Various |
Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
Armament | None |
Armour | None |
Aircraft carried | None |
Aviation facilities | None |
Discovery (Fa-xian, 发现 in Chinese) remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) is a type of very little known unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) originally built in Great Britain by British firm Specialist Machine Development (SMD) Limited for the People's Republic of China (PRC).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] and the British firm was later purchased by CSR Corporation Limited in April 2015.[9]
Equipment
[edit]In order to complete its assigned missions, Discovery ROUV is equipped with seven underwater cameras, two high definition cameras, underwater positioning system, one Titan 4 and one Atlas manipulators,[2][6] each is capable of handling objects weighing up to 120 kg,[2] and when used together, objects weighing up to 300 kg can be handled.[6] In addition, there are more than thirty different kinds of scientific instruments and equipment indigenously developed in China for the ROUV after it entered service.[7]
Specification
[edit]- Length: 3 meter
- Width: 1.7 meter
- Height: 2 meter
- Payload: 300 kg[2]
- Maximum operating depth: 6000 meter
Upgrade
[edit]Merely less than half a decade after entering service, Discovery ROV went through an upgrade that lasted more than half a year in China, from end of October 2018 thru April 2019.[7] It's reported that during this maintenance/upgrade, by incorporating more advanced technologies, the maximum operating depth is increased by a third, to the original 4,500 meters to 6,000 meter after Discovery ROV returned to service.[3][4] The mothership of Discovery ROUV has been Chinese research ship Science (Ke-Xue, 科学)[1][2][3][5][6][7][8] since the ROUV first entered service in 2014.[1][2][3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Discovery remotely operated vehicle". news.sciencenet.cn (in Simplified Chinese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Discovery ROUV". epaper.qdcaijing.com (in Simplified Chinese). April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Discovery remotely operated vehicle". zhakao.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 31, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Discovery ROV". 163.com (in Simplified Chinese). September 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Discovery unmanned underwater vehicle". qdhys.ijournal.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Discovery UUV". ibook.antpedia.com (in Simplified Chinese). February 25, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Discovery uncrewed underwater vehicle". gov.cn (in Simplified Chinese). June 6, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Discovery underwater vehicle". xinhuanet.com (in Simplified Chinese). July 26, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "CSR completes SMD acquisition". oedigital.com. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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* = Under construction or procurement, CG= Classified as guided missile cruiser by NATO, FF= Classified as light frigate by PLAN |