Table 3. Characteristics of civilian-operated U.S. submersibles—(Continued) 
Name Crew Observers Payload Length Weight View TV Manipu- Submerged-to- 
in air ports cameras lators surface communication 
Lb Ft Lb 
ASHERAH if 1 200 17 —_ 6 (0) O Citizens band radio, 
underwater telephone 
SEA RANGER 1 3 2,200 17 16,000 9 ce) 2— 
SUBMANAUT 2 6 6,000 44 108,000 8 0 O Radio 
TECHDIVER 1 1 200 22 5,500 17 1 O Radio, underwater 
telephone 
PC-8 1 1 200 19 11,000 9 0 1 Citizens band radio, 
underwater telephone 
SHELF DIVER 1 3 1,200 23 17,000 25 0 ie} do. 
BENTHOS V 1 1 400 18 4,200 6 ie} 1 Underwater telephone 
GUPPY 1 1 — 11 5,800 3 ie} 1 On tether cable 
NEKTON ALPHA 1 1 50 15 4,500 20 0 1 Citizens band radio, 
underwater telephone 
NEKTON BETA & GAMMA 1 1 350 15 4,500 17 0 1 do. 
SEA LINK 1 4 700 24 17,900 4 1 (0) do. 
SEA RAY 1 il 350 20 8,429 8 1 1 Radio 
SNOOPER 1 1 200 12 4,400 —_— 0 o— 
PC-9 1 2 2,000 25 21,000 21 —_— —_- — 
STAR II 1 1 500 17 10,000 6 ce) O Radio, underwater 
telephone 
OPSUB 1 1 — 18 10,400 il! 1 — On tether, underwater 
telephone 
DEEP DIVER 1 3 1,200 23 16,550 20 1 O Citizens band radio, 
underwater telephone 
BEAVER IV 2. Za 1,387 24 27,740 9 a 2 FM radio, underwater 
telephone 
DEEPSTAR 2000 a 2 500 20 17,500 2 il 1 do. 
STAR Ill il 1 970 25 20,000 5 72 1 Citizens band radio, 
underwater telephone 
DEEPSTAR 4000 1 2 500 18 18,000 <} 0 1 FM radio, underwater 
telephone 
DOWB 2 1 1,050 i7/ 20,000 2 1 1 Radio, underwater 
telephone 
DEEP QUEST 2 2 7,000 40 112,000 2 4 2 do. 
ALVIN 1 2 1,500 23 32,000 3 1 1 do. 
ALUMINAUT 3} 4 4,000 51 146,000 4 2 2) do. 
Table 4. Characteristics of U.S. Navy-operated submersibles * 
Name Owner Maximum Submerged speed Life support 
operating Obser- 
depth Cruising Maximum Endurance Normal Maximum Crew vers 
Ft Knots Knots Hr Man-hr Man-hr 
MAHAKAI U.S. Navy 600 1/5 3 6 24 36 1 1 
NEMO do. 600 1 al 8 8 16 1 1 
DEEP VIEW do. 215500 125 5 6 48 48 1 1 
DSRV 1&2 do. 5,000 3 5 12 _ — 3 24 
SEA CLIFF & TURTLE do. 6,500 1 2.5 8 100 107 2 1 
TRIESTE il do. 20,000 2 3 12 72 108 1 2 
* All operational and certified. Other U.S. Navy-owned and -operated undersea vehicles are NR-1 and DOLPHIN. 
NR-1 is a nuclear powered, undersea research and ocean engineering vehicle. DOLPHIN (AGS-555) is used as an 
ASW research submarine and is not considered readily applicable to civilian research. 
*Currently Navy certified to 100 ft. 
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