A subsea garage 24 for a UUV 26 comprises: a body 12 having a receptacle 14 for the UUV, an open top providing a transit path for the UUV into and out of the receptacle and a base opposed to the open top, the base being arranged to lie on the seabed (20, Fig 2a); at least one post 22 extending upwardly from the body above the open top; and a lid 16 that is movable subsea relative to the body between a closed position that closes the open top and an open position that allows the UUV to move along the transit path through the open top. The lid encloses the post when in the closed position and exposes the post when in the open position. A method of guiding a UUV into or out of a subsea garage having an open topped body is also disclosed.


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    Title :

    Subsea garages for unmanned underwater vehicles


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    Publication date :

    2020-02-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen



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