90

YEARS

FROM TRADITION TO TECHNOLOGY

Continuously active since 1927 with
the Galeazzi business line, Drass
has extensive experience in manned
underwater technology, establishing the
world record for deep diving immersion
with an atmospheric diving suit in 1937.
Today Drass is international leader in
commercial diving, medical hyperbarics,
midget and compact submarines, and
vehicles for special forces.

DGCLASS

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Headquarter: Via T. Mattei, 4 - 57121 Livorno – Italy
COMPACT SUBMARINES
Phone +39 0586 421221 - Fax +39 0586 421223
email: drass.info@drass.tech • www.drass.tech Technical Specification FP04-01-16
FOREWARD DG550 & DG900 COMPACT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LONGITUDAL SECTION
With DG Class Compact Submarines, DRASS continues the legacy DRASS DG platforms and embarked payloads can be fine DG550 DG900 PORT SIDE DG550
of our Italian-made midget and compact submarines based on the tailored to the needs of the End User.
traditional design which was a huge success worldwide.

The success of DG Class is due to the geniality of its design, its

simple hull construction, the reliability of its on-board equipment, as
well as its ease of operability and maintainability. Ready to dive 500 tons Ready to dive 900 tons
DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT
Dry 440 tons Dry 790 tons
DESIGN PRINCIPLE RESERVE OF BUOYANCY Ballast percentage 12% RESERVE OF BUOYANCY Ballast percentage 12% CONTROL SYSTEM PROPULSION SYSTEM LIVING SPACES
The design of DRASS DG Class Compact Submarines is the best Length Overall (LOA) 40 meters Length Overall (LOA) 50 meters
compromise between a midget submarine and a diesel-electric Height Overall 7.8 meters Height Overall 9.8 meters
DIMENSIONS DIMENSIONS LONGITUDAL SECTION
conventional SSK submarine. This makes these crafts extremely Beam Overall (BOA) 4.5 meters Beam Overall (BOA) 5.5 meters PORT SIDE DG900
versatile and therefore capable to operate in both ‘blue waters’ and Pressure Hull Diameter 3.6 meters Pressure Hull Diameter 5.5 meters
‘shallow waters’.
Maximum Submerged Speed 16 knots Maximum Submerged Speed 16 knots
Main design requirements of DRASS DG Class Compacts: SPEEDS Maximum Surface Speed 9 knots SPEEDS Maximum Surface Speed 9 knots
• Designed to be an underwater mothership for many different Submerged Cruising Speed 5 knots Submerged Cruising Speed 5 knots
types of underwater assets. In terms of skills and capabilities, Patrol Range (snorkel & submerged) 4000 n. miles Patrol Range (snorkel & submerged) 5500 n. miles
ENDURANCE ENDURANCE
this craft is similar to a conventional diesel-electric attack Submerged Range (only batteries) 260 n. miles Submerged Range (only batteries) 250 n. miles
submarine; OPERATIONAL DEPTH Maximum Operational Depth 250 meters (safety factor 2) OPERATIONAL DEPTH Maximum Operational Depth 250 meters (safety factor 2)
OFFICIERS
ROOM

• Designed to have internal and external reconfigurable areas

INDISCRETION RATE IR @ Cruising Speed 12% INDISCRETION RATE IR @ Cruising Speed 12%
OFFICERS RADIO
ROOM

in accordance with the type of underwater assets and covert

AUXILIARY
ROOM
HEADQUARTER
SWITCH
ROOM
FORE
BALLAST
TANK 60 m3

COMPENSATING

Complements 11 Complements 18
TANK

activities the craft will be called to operate; CREW CREW

• Maneuverable in confined waters and performs bottoming up to Commandos 12 Commandos 9 (up to 16 reconfiguring the Torpedo Room) CONTROL SYSTEM PROPULSION SYSTEM LIVING SPACES
100 meters depth; Battery redundancy 6 Battery banks (external) Battery redundancy Battery room (2 semi-batteries)
• Able to perform surveillance of national waters and covert On board GENSETs 2 On board GENSETs 2
intelligence operations; POWER DISTRIBUTION AND POWER DISTRIBUTION AND
PROPULSION Snorkel System 1 (telescopic type) PROPULSION Snorkel System 1 (telescopic type)
• Huge range of operation to cover a vast area for missions without 1 (Permanent magnetic technology and double 1 (Permanent magnetic technology and double
refueling; Propulsion Motor Propulsion Motor
winding) winding)
• Offensive/defensive capabilities related to the deployment of Heavy Weight wire-guided Torpedoes 4 (HWTs with NO recharging) Heavy Weight wire-guided Torpedoes 6 (4 pre-loaded and 2 spares)
Heavy Weight Torpedoes (HWTs); STANDARD PAYLOADS STANDARD PAYLOADS
Torpedo Countermeasures 8 Torpedo Countermeasures 8
• Able to perform mining activities within shallow waters as well;
• Able to perform inspection/sabotage activities with the Additional HWTs 2 (HWTs @ the bow) Additional HWTs 2 (HWTs @ the bow)
deployment of observation ROV and/or AUVs up to the maximum Swimmer Delivery Vehicle SDV 1 DS (DRASS SDV) Swimmer Delivery Vehicle SDV 1 DS (DRASS SDV)
operating depth; Bottom Mines 8 Bottom Mines 12
MISSION PAYLOADS MISSION PAYLOADS
• Able to release and recover Commandos Team (at least 8 pax) Observation ROV Not Applicable Observation ROV 3
remaining submerged at snorkel depth and up to the maximum Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle 2 (mutual exclusive with 2 HWTs) Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle 3
depth of 30 meters both stationary dived and bottomed and to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Not Applicable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 1
transport one DRASS DS type SDV (Swimmer Delivery Vehicle).
COMMAND AND SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT DRASS COMPACT OPERATIONAL TASKS
The Compact’s hull is composed of a main pressure hull divided in CONFIGURATION Despite displacing around one third/half of a • Long range patrol of coastal areas as a deterrent
parts with separated battery containers on DG550 and with an “on- • Submarine Steering Station • Sound Powered Telephone conventional last generation diesel-electric submarine, against enemy ships approaching own coastal
board” battery room on DG900. • Submarine Platform Management System • Intercom Network DRASS DG Class Compacts provide similar attack targets;
VISIBLE • Navigation/Combat System • INS - Inertial Navigation System potential, ability to load and launch up to 6 latest • Long range covert missions and covert activities;
• Passive Sonar
• Obstacle Avoidance Sonar
•
•
Echo Sounder with Sound Velocity
Doppler Velocity Log
generation wire-guided light torpedoes.
DRASS Compacts have been specifically designed for
• Intelligence gathering of acoustic, electronic and
communication information;
DG900
F U T U R E
• RWR - Radar Warning Receiver • SWR Intercept Sonar the following operational tasks: • SDV and inflatable boat deployment for commandos C O M P A C T
SUBMARINE
• Optronic Periscope • ESM DF - Electronic Support Measure, Direction • Attack of strategic targets in open sea by and intelligence missions;
INFRA-RED
• HF Transceiver Antenna Finding commandos (oil platforms and terminals, sea lines); • Deployment of mines in shallow waters;
• UHF/VHF Transceiver Antenna • Anti-ship and anti-submarine attacks with up to • Sabotage missions on underwater data/signal
• Underwater Communication System 6 wire-guided heavy-weight torpedoes (50 km cables with ROVs and/or AUVs.
range);