C-12 



ERIC II 



Operating Depth : 6,000m (l9,'685 ft) 



Dimensions (LxWxH) : Fish: 500cm x 300cm x l80cm (l9T in. x ll8 in. 

 X 71 in. ) . Clump: 6U0cm x 3T0cm x 260cm (252 in. x lk6 in. x 102 in. 

 Weight (dry) : Fish: 5t (5.5 tons) 



Clump: 2.5 to Ht (2.75 to k.k tons) 

 Structure : Teardrop configuration overall. All components are 

 enclosed within a fiberglass framing. A clump, PAGODE, is employed 

 to protect ERIC II during launch/retrieval and to keep the umbilical 

 taut while the fish operates from a 300m (98U ft) long cable 

 between it and the PAGODE. 



Power Requirements : Fish power (ll5 V single phase, ^00 Hz, 

 100 KW max. ) is supplied by a diesel generator. 

 Propulsion : Six thrusters provide six degrees of maneuvering 

 freedom. 



Instrumentation : Cine camera, scanning sonar, CCTV (head- following) , 

 gyrocompass and vertical gyro, echo sounder, depth sensor, two 

 manipulators with force feedback. 



Navigation : A bottom-mounted transponder navigation system 

 (11 and l6 kHz) can provide fish position accuracies of plus or 

 minus 5in (l6.i+ ft) with 20-second updates. The navigation computer 

 simultaneously handles the ship and fish navigation. 

 Shipboard Components: Control/display console (in a portable van), 

 cable and fish handling equipment, acoustic navigation equipment. 

 Support Ship Requirements: Dynamic positioning capability. 

 Operating/Maintenance Crew: Two operators are required to run 

 the system. One operator controls the fish, the second operator 

 maintains the support ship directly over the PAGODE. 

 Total Shipping Volume: Approximately 222 cu m (7,838 cu ft) not 

 including the technical shelter or diesel generator. 

 Total Shipping Weight: Approximately U7.5t (52.U tons) not 

 including the technical shelter or diesel generator. 



Status : Construction 

 Builder: CERTSM 



D. C.A.N. Toulon 



France 



