Launch and recovery system, preferably for use with a vehicle (3, figure 5) of a submersible power plant (1, figure 5), comrpsing an arched davit 16, rotatably attached at a first end 18 to a platform such as a marine vessel or pier, and pivotally connecting at a second end 20 to a cradle arrangement 21, comprising two prongs 22 and a cradle base 23. The recovery system also comprises a strut management system (39, figure 7a), which may comprise a semi-buoyant yoke (40, figure 7a) or a pair of retaining parts (43, 46, figure 8a) and a wedge (44, figure 8a). Preferably the cradle can rotate about vertical, transverse and longitudinal axes. There is also disclosed a method of use of such a launch and recovery system.


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    Title :

    Launch and recovery system


    Contributors:
    SIMON MILLS (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-06-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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