D-9 



SUBTRACTOR 



Function : General manipulative tasks 



Operating Depth : l,3T2m (U,500 ft) 



Dimensions (LxWxH) : 3in x 2.2m x 1.6m (8.2 ft x 7-2 ft x 5-2 ft) 



Weight (D ry): 2t~(2.25 tons) 



Speed : 3 knots (5.5km/hr) 



Power : kkO V, 60 Hz from support ship 



Propulsion : Caterpillar tracks powered hy one 15hp motor 



Tools/InstruJiientation : Hydraulically-powered manipulator with cutter, 



CCTV, two 600 watt lights, still camera, transponder 



Navigation : By visual sighting and by interrogation of a vehicle-mounted 



transponder. 



Shipboard Components : Control/display console, umbilical cable. 



Support Ship Requirement s: Power supply of 1+^0 V, 60 Hz, space for 



containers of 15 sq m ( l60 sq ft), handling system for launch/retrieval 



of vehicle. 



Status : Testing and refit, sea trials to h6m (l50 ft) completed in 

 August 1978 



Builder /Operator : Maui Divers of Hawaii, Ltd. 



Honolulu, Hawaii 



