E-13 



(Seafloor Surveillance System) 



Operating Depth: l,829ra (6,000 ft) 



Dimensions (LxWxH): 3m x 2ra x Im ( 10 f t x 6 f t x i+ ft) 



Weight (Dry): 31Tkg (700 lbs) 



Toy Speed : 1 knot (2kin/hr) 



Power : 110 V, 50 Hz, 30 amp, single phase (dedicated electrical generator) 



Instrumentation: CCTV (Pan/tilt control), two 1,000 watt quartz iodide 



lights, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer, bottom sampler 



(dredge-type) transponder. 



Control : Two stern-mounted, servo-activated diving planes receive shipboard 



commands for depth control. Constant depth can be automatically maintained. 



Navigation : Relies upon surface positioning systems to provide geodetic 



positioning. 



Support Ship Requirements: The University of Georgia: R/V KIT JONES was 



used to support the prototype vehicle. It is a 65 ft (l9m) Gulf Coast 



shrimping vessel with a stern-mounted A-frame which was used to tow S3. 



Status : Inactive. Prototype developed and tested. 

 Builder : University of Georgia 

 Athens, GA 



