NAUTILETTE 



LENGTH: 1 -man : 1 1 .25 ft 



2-man: 13.75 ft 



BEAM: 4.5 ft 



HEIGHT: 3.9 ft 



DRAFT , 2.25 ft 



WEIGHT (DRY): 1-man: 1.9 tons 



2-man: 1.2 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH 100 ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH 1,800 ft 



LAUNCH DATE: 1964 



HATCH DIAMETER: 22 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 1:2 man-hr 



TOTAL POWER: 4.4 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS) CRUISE 2/6 fir 



MAX 5/3 hr 



CREW PILOTS 1 



OBSERVERS 1 (2 man model) 



PAYLOAD: NA 



PRESSURE HULL: Cvlindrical shape composed of steel, 9.375 in. tfiick and 30-in. ID. 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: Internal ballast system (400 lb) wfiich can be pumped dry by an electric motor or manually. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: A 1.5-fip, 24-VDC reversible electric motor in a pressure-resistant container drives a propeller mounted topside aft. Two 



bow planes and a rudder are manually maneuvered to obtain underway control. 



TRIM: No systems. 



POWER SOURCE: Four 185-amp-hr, 6-V, lead-acid batteries provide all power. 



LIFE SUPPORT: Air within the pressure hull at time of hatch closure provides about 1 hr/passenger breathing. Soda Sorb used for CO2 removal. 



VIEWING: Cylindrical plastic dome (two on 2-man model) over hatch openings and one forward on bow. Domes are 0.5 in. thick on cylinder 



portion and 2.5 in. thick on plate portion. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: Depth gage, radio, lights, remote compass. The Haight 1 man model has a hard line radio from vehicle to 



surface buoy. 



MANIPULATORS: None. 



SAFETY FEATURES; Droppable weight. 



SURFACE SUPPORT: SOD. 



OWNER: Various. 



BUILDER: Nautilette, Inc., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 



REMARKS: Three vehicles built, two 2-man and one 1 -man, and are located as follows; 



1-man: Mr. D. Haight, Warrensville, III. (used for salvage of wrecks). 



2-man: Mr. C. Russner, Nashville, Mich. 



2-man: Nautilette, Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind. (used for commercial purposes). 

 All models are capable of operations within 48 hours. 



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