SPORTSMAN 300 & 600 



LENGTH: 



BEAM: 



HEIGHT: 



DRAFT: 



WEIGHT (DRY): 



OPERATING DEPTH: 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: 1,300 ft 



LAUNCH DATE: 1961 



300 



. 12 ft 

 . 4.3 ft 

 4.75 ft 

 . . NA 

 . 1 ton 

 300 ft 



600 



13 ft 



5.5 ft 



5.2 ft 



NA 



1.75 tons 



600 ft 



NA 



1963 



300 600 



HATCH DIAMETER: NA NA 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 16 man-hr 16man-hr 



TOTAL POWER : 4.2 kWh 4.2 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE 2/8 tir 1/10 hr 



MAX* 4/3 hr 3/6 hr 



CREW; PILOTS 1 1 



OBSERVERS 1 1 



PAYLOAD: 450 lb 700 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: Cylindrical shape of high-strength, welded and dimecoted A-36 steel ^/it in. thick, partially reinforced with 3/g.jn. double 



plate and 2-in. flat bar rings for the 300 model. The 600 model is composed of 0.5-in. -thick A-36 steel. 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: Surface buoyancy is supplied by two. side-mounted 1/6-in. -thick ballast tanks. A small tank within the pressure hull 



provides small adjustment in buoyancy when submerged. A low pressure (150 psi) tank is normally used to blow main ballast, a high pressure (2,000 



psi) tank is carried in reserve. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: A 3-hp electric motor (12 and 24 VDC) with two speeds forward and reverse drives a stern-mounted propeller. 



Bow-mounted dive planes and a rudder provide underway attitude control. 



TRIM: No systems provided. 



POWER SOURCE: 300 Model: four, 175-amp-hr, 6-VDC, lead-acid batteries. 600 Model: four, 6-VDC, nickel-cadmium batteries. 



LIFE SUPPORT: O2 is carried within the pressure hull in a 1 S-ft-'-capacitv tank and bled off as needed. CO2 is removed by Baralyme. A snorkel 



device may be used on or just below the surface. A barometer is carried to measure cabin pressure changes. 



VIEWING: The conning tower has circular wrap-around windows 4 in. wide and 1 in. thick. The 600 model has an 8-in,-diam. viewport in the bow. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPENT: CB radio, depth gage, compass. 



MANIPULATORS: None. 



SAFETY FEATURES: High pressure air for emergency ballast blow at operating depth. A 1 50-lb droppable weight on the keel. 



SURFACE SUPPORT: BOO. 



OWNER: Several of these vehicles are reportedly built, the only ones which have been located are The Tiburon Marine Laboratory, Tiburon, Calif. 



(300 Model) and the Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas (600 Model). 



BUILDER: American Submarine Co., Lorain, Ohio. 



REMARKS: None of the models located are operating. 



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