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RAIE I 

 (Remorguage Abyssal d' Instruments pour 1 'Exploitation) 



Operating Depth : 6,000m (19,685 ft) 



Dimensions (LxWxH) : 3m x l.W x Im (lO ft x Ii.6 ft x 3 ft) 



Weight (Dry) : 800kg (1,T6U lbs), in water - 



Tow Speed : 0.5 to l.O knot (0.9 to 2km/hr) 



Power : I.5 amps, 110 VAC (power supplied from surface is UOO VAC) 



Data are digitized and transmitted through the cable every second. 



Instrumentation : Two 35inm still cameras (Benthos Mod. 311), two 200 joules 



capacity strobe lights (Benthos Mod. 383), echo soimder (l26 kHz) gimbal- 



mounted, pressure/depth gage (20m accuracy, 0-5 degrees C), magnetic compass 



transponder, pinger 12 kHz (for altitude /depth measurements). Camera 



can be manually operated or set to automatically expose at selected intervals. 



Navigation : Compatible for operating with bottom-oriented systems or by 



transponder tracking from surface. 



Support- Ship Requirements : Has operated from R/V JEAN CHARLOT, will operate 



from R/V LE SUROIT in 1979- LE SUROIT has the following characteristics: 



LOA: 56.3Um (185 ft), Beam: 11m (36 ft). Draft: k.-^m (15 ft) 



Loaded displacement: 1.09t (1.2 tons) 



Maximum Speed: lU knots (26km/hr) 



Maximum Sea State for RAIE I operations: h 

 Crew : Information not available 



Status : Operational 



Builder: Centre National Pour L' Exploitation Des Oceans (CNEXO) 



Centre Oceanologique de Bretagne 



Brest 



France 



