GOLDFISH 



LENGTH: 28.7 ft 



BEAM: 6.5 ft 



HEIGHT: 8.7 ft 



DRAFT: 4.0 ft 



WEIGHT (DRY): 6.25 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH: 100ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: 320 ft 



LAUNCH DATE: 1958 



HATCH DIAMETER 32 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 18 man hr 



TOTAL POWER: 1 .200 amp-hr 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE NA 



MAX 5/5 hr 



CREW: PILOTS 1 



OBSERVERS 3 



PAYLOAD: 1,000 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: Shaped as an inverted wedge and composed of 0.25-in. -thick steel plate with 4-in. -thick seamless steel ribs, "I" beams and 



0.25-in. plates mounted at angles. 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: Two main ballast tanks, one forward and one aft and one negative buoyancy tank in the center. Five 122-ft3 capacity air 



flasks are used to blow water ballast. A low pressure air pump is used to adjust buoyancy on the surface. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL; Main propulsion is provided by two propellers mounted port/starboard on the stern. Lateral thrust is provided by two 



propellers mounted athwartships on the bow. 



TRIM: No systems provided. 



POWER SOURCE: Surface power is derived from a Ford '60 V8 engine which provides direct drive to the main propulsion units. Submerged power 



is derived from eight 60-amp-hr and sixteen 45-amp-hr lead-acid batteries. A 200-amp generator is carried within the vehicle to charge batteries on 



the surface. 



LIFE SUPPORT: NA. 



VIEWING: Three 12 in, x 24 in. viewports on main pressure hull. Two 6-in. viewports on conning tower. One 18-in.-diam. lens in hatch cover 



providing 360* viewing. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: CB radio, cameras, sonar. 



MANIPULATORS: None. 



SAFETY FEATURES: Droppable ballast. Pressure hull can be pressurized to ambient by introducing deballasting air into hull for egress of 



occupants through removable windows. 



SURFACE SUPPORT; None. 



OWNER: Unknown. 



BUILDER: Burtis L. Dickman, Auburn, Indiana 



REMARKS: Sold in 1973. Was due to be rebuilt by new owner. Present status unknown. 



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