Submersible Star III on crane c1967

Autor/Urheber:

USN

Shortlink:

https://dewiki.de/b/331910

Quelle:

Wikimedia Commons

Größe:

888 x 686 Pixel (345850 Bytes)

Beschreibung:

The Deep Research Vehicle Star III, circa 1967. The manned submersible was built by the Electric Boat Corporation and delivered on 15 June 1966. Specifications:
Length: 5.40 m;
Weight: 4,700 kg;
Payload: 150 kg;
Battery: Lead-acid storage of 8 hr, life support capability is 48 hr;
Propulsion: two 2 hp vertically mounted hovering variable electric motors, two 2 hp horizontally mounted variable speed stern thrusters;
Speed: max 3 kn (5.5 kph);
Operation depth: 365 m;
Crew: two.

Today, the Star III is on display in front of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California (USA).

Kommentar zur Lizenz:

"All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise designated."

Lizenz:

Public domain

Credit:

U.S. Navy All Hands magazine July 1967, p. 26.

Bild teilen: