DEEP JEEP 



LENGTH: 10ft 



BEAM: 8.5 ft 



HEIGHT: 8 ft 



DRAFT: 7.75 ft 



WEIGHT (DRY): 4 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH: 2,000 ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: 5,250 ft 



LAUNCH DATE: 1964 



HATCH DIAMETER: 24 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 104 man-hr 



TOTAL POWER: 7 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE 1/5 hr 



MAX 2/2 hr 



CREW: PILOTS 1 



OBSERVERS 1 



PAYLOAD: 200 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: Spherical shape of A 225-B steel 0.85 in. thick and 5-ft ID. 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: Positive buoyancy provided by the pressure hull and an epoxy resin float embedded with glass microballoons 



(20-100-micron diam.) producing an overall density of 37 Ib/ft-^. Negative buoyancy is obtained by thirty-4-lb steel plates surrounding the battery 



pod which may be electromagnetically released individually. Two toroidal tanks (free flooding) provide an additional 500 lb of negative buoyancy. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: Propulsion is obtained by two port/starboard 0.75-hp electric motors which drive a 12-in.<liam. propeller. The motors 



can pivot simultaneously through 180° of arc, are reversible and have variable speed. A vertical fin atop the aft end of the float acts as an underway 



stabilizer. 



TRIM: No systems required. 



POWER SOURCE: Eight e-V, pressure-compensated, lead-acid batteries mounted below the pressure hull supply all power. 



LIFE SUPPORT: Compressed O2 is dispensed through a hospital-type flowmeter and circulated by an electric fan. CO2 is removed by trays of soda 



lime which also contain a desiccant (silica gel) to reduce humidity. CO2 and O2 are periodically measured. 



VIEWING: One acrylic plastic viewport 5-in. CD and 2 in. thick. Monocular viewing scopes (one/occupant) allow synoptic viewing through 40 . 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: UQC, horizontal and vertical avoidance sonars, depth gage. 



MANIPULATORS None. 



SAFETY FEATURES: Droppable battery pod (560 lb) and steel plates. Pressure hull may be flooded to 600-ft depth for emergency egress. Scuba 



breathers can provide air for 50 hr. Two floats can be released which carry 3,000 ft of nylon line to the surface for subsequent attachment of a 



rescue line to a clevis on the hull. 



SURFACE/SHORE SUPPORT SOO 



OWNER: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, LaJolla, California. 



BUILDER U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California. 



REMARKS: Not operating. 



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