Table 4. Characteristics of U.S. Navy-operated submersibles—(Continued) 
Weight View TV Submerged-to- 
Name Payload Length in air ports cameras Manipulators surface communication 
Lb Ft Lb 
MAHAKAI 1,200 19 10,600 1 — — —_— 
NEMO = 6 —= 1 —_— 10} Underwater telephone, UHF radio. 
DEEP VIEW 500 16 12,000 1 — 10) do. 
DSRV 1 & 2 4,300 50 73,900 3 3 0 do. 
SEA CLIFF & TURTLE 700 26 48,000 5 1 1 do. 
TRIESTE Il 7,500 78 130,000 1 3 1 do. 
Table 5. Summary of submersibles by depth class 
Depth Operational, Operational, Not Stored or US.N. 
class Total no lockout lockout certified uncertain owned 
600-2,000 ft. . «one... 21 10 2 10 4 3 
2,000-6,000 ft. ............... 6 1 1 2 2 5} 
COO OSIM asescsetnes 7 2 (0) 2 2 3 
MO tall pend ae Vn i ks 34 13 3 14 8 9 
JOIN a col 
Table 6. Characteristics of Canadian-operated submersibles * 
Name Owner Maximum Submerged speed Life support 
operating 
depth Cruising Maximum Endurance Normal Maximum Crew 
Ft Knots Knots Hr Man-hr Man-hr 
SEA OTTER * Arctic Marine 1,500 il iS 6 48 48 
PISCES I * International 1,800 1 2 9 18 76 1 
Hydrodynamics, Inc. 
BEN FRANKLIN * Horton Maritime 2,000 2.5 4 32 - 6,048 2 
Industries. 
SDL-1 Canadian Navy 2,000 1 2 8 40 204 1 
AUGUSTE PICCARD*® Horton Maritime 2,500 6 6.3 10 —_— 2,160 5 
Industries. 
PISCES Ill International 3,500 1 2 6 18 76 1 
Hydrodynamics, Inc. 
PISCES IV Canadian Navy 6,000 1 2 8 — 108 1 
Obser- Weight View TV Submerger-to-surface 
Name vers Payload Length in air ports cameras Manipulators communication 
Lb Ft Lb 
SEA OTTER? 2 200 14 6,300 4 0 1 — 
PISCES 1° 2 450 il7/ 15,000 2 1 1 nderwater telephone, UHF radio 
BEN FRANKLIN ® 4 10,000 48 at25 27 1 —_— do. 
SDL-1 5 3,100 25 28,600 11 1 2 do. 
AUGUSTE PICCARD: 40 40,000 93 S165 46 1 0 do. 
PISCES Hil 2 1,100 20 24,000 3 1 2 do. 
PISCES IV 2 1,200 20 21,000 3 1 1 do. 
* Operational and certified unless noted. 
* Operational, not certified. 
* Uncertain. 
* Tons. 
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