C-44 



SWURRE 



Operating: Depth : 3,280 ft (l,000m) 



Dimensions (LxWxH) : 126 in x 75 in x 71 in (320cm x 190cm x l80cm) 



Weight (dry) : 2,1+25 lbs (l, 100kg) 



Speed: (Max. Surface) 1.5 knots (2.8 km/hr) 



(Max. Operating Depth) NA 

 Structure : Rectangular shape, open aliominum tubular framework encloses 

 and supports vehicle components. A syntactic foam block is affixed 

 to the top of the framework. _ 



Buoyancy : Vehicle has slightly positive buoyancy when submerged. 

 Descent/ascent are dynamically controlled. 



Power Requirements : 3-phase, U20 VAC, Ho KVA. Supplied by a diesel- 

 electric surface generator. 



Propulsion : Four thrusters total. Three provide forward and lateral 

 motion and can be tilted from the horizontal plane upward to 90 degrees. 

 One thruster is located in the center of the vehicle and provides 

 vertical motion. 



Instrumentation: TV (2 ea. ) can be tilted 90 degrees upward and 20 

 degrees downward from the horizontal and are mounted to provide 

 stereoscopic viewing; two 8mm cine cameras; two stereoscopic still 

 cameras; two, 250 watt, quartz-iodide lights, depth gauge; altimeter 

 (echo sounder); gyrocompass; two hydrophones receiving from 0-20 

 kHz; manipulator with cable-cutting capability. 



Navigation : A three-transponder, bottom-mounted navigation system 

 has been developed which will provide position accuracies of 2 to 

 5 meters (6 to.l6 ft) relative to the transponders at a maximum 

 range of 1,500 meters (U,921 ft). 



Shipboard Components : Control/display console, diesel generator, cable 

 winch, launch/retrieval facility. 



Support Ship Requirements : Deck space for one 20 ft (6m) standard 

 ISO container, h x 6 meter ( 13 x 20 ft) deck space for vehicle. 

 Operational/Maintenance Crew : Four to five for a 12 hour working day. 

 Total Shipping Volume : Two, 20 ft (6m) standard ISO containers. 

 Total Shipping Weight : Six tons metric (6.6 tons) 



Status : Operational 



Builder : Continental Shelf Institute 



Trondheim 



Norway 



