ASHERAH 



LENGTH: 17 ft 



BEAM: 8.6 ft 



HEIGHT: 7.5 ft 



DRAFT: NA 



WEIGHT (DRY): 4.2 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH: 600ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: 1,200 ft 



LAUNCH DATE: 1964 



HATCH DIAMETER: 20 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 48 man-hr 



TOTAL POWER: 21.6 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE 1/8 hr 



MAX 3/1 .5 hr 



CREW: PILOTS 1 



OBSERVERS 1 



PAYLOAD: 100 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: Spherical shape 5-ft ID. 5/8 in. thick of A212 grade B mild steel (firebox quality). 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: Main ballast air tank of SO-lb capacity provides surface buoyancy. Auxiliary ballast tank of 340-lb capacity provides fine 



buoyancy control submerged. High pressure air carried in external tanks (four tanks of 72 ft-* STP each) pressurized at 2,250 psi. Droppable skid of 



330 lb supplies additional emergency positive buoyancy. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: Two, infinitely variable, individually controlled 2-hp, side*mounted, rotatable and reversible thrusters. 



TRIM: None. 



POWER SOURCE: Externally mounted, pressure-compensated, lead-acid batteries (Exide TSC-23-930) giving 930 amp-hr at 24 VDC. 



LIFE SUPPORT: CO2 scrubber with blower and gaseous Oj carried within the pressure hull. 



VIEWING: Six viewports, 5-in. ID; 9-in. OD, 2 in. thick and all are 90° truncated cones. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: UQC, Magnesyn compass. Fathometer, speed indicator, directional sonar tracker, one TV camera, one 



35 mm still camera. 



MANIPULATORS None. 



SAFETY FEATURES: Manually releasable skids (300 lb). High pressure air blow of auxiliary ballast tank. Pressure hull may be flooded for 



emergency egress. Scuba regulators and mouthpiece tap main compressed air supply for emergency breathing. 



SURFACE/SHORE SUPPORT: SOO. 



OWNER: Technoceans, Inc., New York City. 



BUILDER: General Dynamics, Electric Boat Div., Groton, Conn. 



REMARKS: Inactive. 



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