PC-14 



LENGTH: 19.5 *t 



BEAM: 5 ft 



HEIGHT: 8 ft 



DRAFT: 6 ft 



WEIGHT (DRY): 5 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH: 1,200 ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: NA 



LAUNCH DATE: 1974 



HATCH DIAMETER: 19 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 60 man-hr 



TOTAL POWER: 15 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE NA 



MAX NA 



CREW: PILOTS 1 



OBSERVERS 1 



PAYLOAD: 1,100 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: Cylindrical shape with a conical aft section made of A516 grade 70 normalized steel ''l\b in. thick. Plastic bow dome 40-in. ID 



and 2 in. thick. 



BALLAST /BUOYANCY: Two main ballast tanks straddle the hull, these have a capacity of 200 lb each and are blown dry. Variable ballast tanks to 



obtain neutral buoyancy submerged have a capacity of 100 lb. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: Main propulsion is from a stern-mounted propeller powered by a 36-VDC, 7.8-amp, G.E. motor in the hull which drives 



a 0.5-hp hydraulic motor to actuate the propeller. PropeHer is reversible and has three speeds forward and reverse. Manually actuated dive planes and 



rudder. 



TRIM: No systems provided. 



POWER SOURCE: Within a droppable, pressure-resistant cylinder are twelve 12-V, lead-acid batteries which provide all electrical power. 



LIFE SUPPORT: Four O2 flasks within the hull. O2 flow is controlled by a flow meter. CO2 is removed by LiOH. Monitoring devices for O2, CO2 



and hull pressure, 



VIEWING: Plastic bow dome forward. Six plastic viewports on conning tower sides and one in hatch cover of 7.5-in. OD and 6.5-in. ID. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: UQC, directional gyro, CB radio, depth gage. 



MANIPULATORS: One with four degrees of freedom. 



SAFETY FEATURES: Main ballast tanks can be blown at operating depth. Battery pod droppable. Emergency breathing off compressed air. Life 



jackets. 



SURFACE SUPPORT: Presently operating off the R/V GYRE. 



OWNER: Texas A & M Univ., College Station, Texas. 



BUILDER: Perry Submarine Builders, Riviera Beach, Fla. 



REMARKS: Operational. Redesignated DIAPHUS by owner. 



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