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Deep Drone ROV 7200 - 8000, Remotely Operated Vehicle

Introduction (From of chinfo.navy.mil web site):

Description: Deep ocean recovery vehicle. Background: The Deep Drone ROV is a 7,200-foot depth rated Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The system is designed to meet the Navy's needs for deep ocean recovery. The system is air transportable on military cargo aircraft and is designed to operate from various ships.
Features: The operator can control the ROV in all six degrees of freedom. Auto-control functions are provided for depth, altitude, and heading. The vehicle is capable of functioning with both long and short baseline bottom navigation systems. The vehicle uses electric propulsion, giving it a low noise signature. It carries a target locating sonar and has two manipulators capable of working with tools and attaching rigging. For photographic documentation, the vehicle has a 35mm still camera and both black and white and color television cameras that produce quality videotape. Electrical power for the system is provided by a diesel generator or the power system of the supporting ship if it is compatible.
For special operations, the ROV can accommodate custom, skid-mounted tool packages. These packages could include, but are not limited to, trenchers, specialized salvage tools, and instrument packages or other mission-oriented equipment.

As built to the specifications: Primary Function: Deep sea underwater recovery.
Maximum Operating Depth: 7,200 ft (2,194.56 m)
Length: 9 ft 3 in (2.8194 m)
Width: 4 ft 7 in (1.397 m)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.8796 m)
Propulsion: electrical
Lift Capacity: 3,200 lbs (1,451.52 kg)
Payload: 300 lbs (136.08 kg)
Speed: 3 knots (5.559 km/hr)

Size	Image Description	Source By
34k	Commemorative post mark from the Grapple (ARS-53) on the occassion of Naval Sea Systems Command Deep Submergence Vessel "Deep Drone ROV" finishing the sad work of recovering the remains of TWA Flight 800 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off of Long Island on 18 July 1996 while heading for Paris.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory).
306k	Aboard Grapple (ARS 53) Lee Wolford, program manager of the Deep Drone ROV team, inspects and tests the Remotely-Operated Vehicle's mechanical equipment. The Deep Drone ROV ROV was used to recover EgyptAir's flight data recorder.	USN photo N-9407M-507 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Isaac D. Merriman, courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil.
59k	Members of the Deep Drone ROV team on board Grapple (ARS-53) operate the drone through the debris in search of EgyptAir 990's cockpit voice recorder.	USN photo N-9407M-505 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Isaac D. Merriman, courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil.
256k	Members of the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage task force conduct a wet check on the Deep Drone ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), aboard the Navy salvage and rescue ship Grapple (ARS-53) . The Deep Drone ROV has located the pingers from the voice/data recorders of EgyptAir Flight 990.	USN photo N-1110A-505 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mate 1st Class Tina M. Ackerman, courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil.
271k	Naval Sea Systems Command Deep Submergence Vessel "Deep Drone ROV" is loaded onboard the Pearl Harbor-based auxiliary rescue and salvage ship Salvor (ARS-52) on 16 February 2001. Upon completion of inport operational testing, *Salvor* will get underway and join the *Motor Vessel C-Commando* off the coast of Oahu.	USN photo by Seaman Tim Walsh, courtesy of cincipac.navy.mil.
529k	Members of the 89th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Andrews AFB, and 32nd APS Air Reserve Squadron, Pittsburgh, Pa., prepare to load Deep Drone ROV 8000 onto a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) is deploying a Deep Drone ROV 8000 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), capable of operating at a depth up to 8000 feet. The Deep Drone ROV 8000 has a target locating sonar and two tool manipulators capable of working with tools and attaching rigging. The Navy and Air Force are transporting Deep Drone ROV in an effort to assist the rescue of seven Russian Sailors trapped on the ocean floor in a mini-submarine off the Kamchatka Peninsula, 5 August 2005.	U.S. Air Force photo F-M8968-002, by SSgt Christopher J. Matthews, courtesy of cincipac.navy.mil.
553k	Members of the 89th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Andrews AFB, and 32nd APS Air Reserve Squadron, Pittsburgh, Pa., load Deep Drone ROV 8000 support equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston, South Carolina, 5 August 2005.	U.S. Air Force photo F-M8968-010, by SSgt Christopher J. Matthews courtesy of cincipac.navy.mil.
286k	Members of the 89th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Andrews AFB, and 32nd APS Air Reserve Squadron, Pittsburgh, Pa., load Deep Drone ROV 8000 support equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston, South Carolina, 5 August 2005.	U.S. Air Force photo F-M8968-015, by SSgt Christopher J. Matthews courtesy of cincipac.navy.mil.

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