Object

DSR-V Rescue Submersibles

Officers sketch the DSR-V submersibles' grim ballet through abyssal pressures, docking ironclad with the USS Portland's hull as escape trunks grind open, channeling 24 survivors per load across six relentless trips while medics brace to haul the battered crew from silence's brink—Bartlet seizes the lifeline, eyes ablaze with defiant command.

2 appearances

Purpose

Dock with distressed submarine to evacuate survivors via escape trunk in groups of 24 over six trips, supported by medical teams

Significance

Bartlet's override unleashes these submersibles as salvation's spearhead, vindicating his gamble after Portland's deep-quiet evasion of North Korean hunters, wrenching crisis from war's jaws into extraction's taut rhythm.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Bartlet Overrides Albie's Dire Warnings, Orders Rescue as Portland Breaks Silence

Officers detail DSR-V submersibles' harrowing procedure en route—submerging to dock with Portland's hull, blowing docking collar, evacuating 24 survivors per forward escape trunk across six trips with medevac for injured—serving as the mechanical lifeline Bartlet seizes to override caution.

Before: Staged for transport via C-141 from North Island

After: Locked into operational sequence pending sub contact confirmation

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S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Portland Breaks Radio Silence, Evading Destroyer

DSR-V rescue submersibles detailed in briefing—submerging to dock with Portland, blowing collars for 24-survivor egress over six trips with medevac—serving as narrative lifeline, transforming Bartlet's override into tangible extraction plan.

Before: Staged for transport from North Island

After: Integrated into active rescue sequence post-contact

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