The Navantia shipyards in Puerto Real and San Fernando have started this Monday the production phase of an Underwater Intervention Maritime Action Vessel (BAM-IS), for the Navy and a high-altitude patrol boat for the Royal Moroccan Navy.
In both cases, the maneuver has consisted of cutting the first plate of a pilot block to fine-tune the production systems. The construction of this block, belonging to the ship’s engine room, will make it possible to put into operation and test the new digital design, control and management tools implemented in the shipyards. The BAM-IS will be the first ship built in the Puerto Real shipyard in which these tools will be used.
The BAM-IS, which will bear the name ‘Poseidon’, will be the specialized and equipped platform for the rescue and support of the rescue of submarines. In the same way, it will be the main unit of the Navy to support diving operations, foreseeably replacing the salvage and Rescue ship ‘Neptuno’ in 2026.
The manufacture of the BAM-IS responds to a need associated with the S-80 submarines in order to provide support and guarantee the safety of the crews throughout their operational life.
The BAM-IS ship has a markedly modular character. With its large work deck, more than 400 m2, it enables the installation of different modular systems that allow it to be configured in various mission profiles: diving operations, rescue or rescue of submarines, protection of underwater heritage, etc. To this end, it also has an innovative propulsion and power generation plant, based on direct current technologies, energy storage systems, and cycloidal propellers, which gives it the ability to maintain high-precision dynamic positioning even in adverse weather conditions, all this, complying with the most demanding environmental standards.
In addition, this new unit for the Navy will be able to operate with the NATO Submarine Rescue System “NSRS”. This quality, among others, will allow it to obtain the ‘MOSHIP’ certification for the first time for a Navy ship to act as a mother ship for the NATO Submarine Rescue and Rescue systems. On the other hand, it will have unmanned vehicles (ROV) capable of remotely carrying out underwater explorations and interventions.
On the other hand, in the San Fernando shipyard, identical maneuvers have been undertaken in the manufacturing workshop to build a high-altitude patrol boat for the Royal Moroccan Navy.
The construction of this patrol boat for Morocco also includes a technical-logistical support package (spare parts, tools and technical documentation), including technical training services for Royal Moroccan Navy personnel in Spain.
The patrol boat is a solution that guarantees long periods of deployment at sea, with very low operating and life cycle costs. To do this, the design of its systems aims to maintain operability, maintainability and reliability with a reduced staff.
