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Underway Recovery Test 4A

A crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle out of its cradle and transfers it to the USS Salvor
Sept. 11, 2014 – At Naval Base San Diego in California, a crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle out of its cradle and transfers it to the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship that will be used for Underway Recovery Test 4A. The ship will head out to sea for four days to test crew module crane recovery operations.Image cr

Sept. 11, 2014 – At Naval Base San Diego in California, a crane lifts the Orion boilerplate test vehicle out of its cradle and transfers it to the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship that will be used for Underway Recovery Test 4A. The ship will head out to sea for four days to test crew module crane recovery operations.

Image credit: Kim Shiflett