CURV-21
CURV-21 is a remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) of the United States Navy designed to meet its deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet (6,100 m) of seawater.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | CURV-21 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 6,400 lb (2,900 kg) |
| Length | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Beam | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 45 hp (34 kW) |
| Speed | 2.5 kn (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph) |
| Test depth | 20,000 ft (6,100 m) |
| Notes | Lifting capacity: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) |
It is the latest generation of the Cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle (CURV) family and was built to serve as a direct replacement for CURV-III while having a smaller overall system footprint.
It can switch at sea between side-scan sonar and ROV operations and is equipped with two manipulators in support of its salvage activities.
The ROV also has a modular design and can be customized with mission-specific equipment or special tool kits to form an integrated search and recovery system.
The system is self-contained and flyaway transportable for a worldwide response on vessels of opportunity. It can be also deployed on Powhatan-class tugboats of the Military Sealift Command.