DSV Limiting Factor

MaritimeDeep-submergence vehicle (DSV)

Overview

The world's first commercially certified manned submersible capable of repeated dives to full ocean depth (11,000 meters). Designed by Triton Submarines, it successfully reached the deepest points of all five oceans d...

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Key facts

Dimensions: L: 4.6m | B: 1.9m | D: 3.7m
Displacement: 12 tons
Range: 48 NM
Max Speed: 3 knots
Propulsion: 10 x 5.5 kW electric thrusters (4 main, 4 vertical, 2 maneuvering) powered by 65 kWh Li-Fe-P batteries

In context

Choose DSV Limiting Factor for comparisons centered on compact crewed deep-submergence vehicles rather than ships. Its 4.6 m length, two-person complement, 3-knot speed, 48-nautical-mile range field, and battery-electric thrusters define a very different operating scale from submarines, liners, and surface vessels.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE: 4.6 × 1.9 m

LAUNCH

Launched: 2018-08-01

PHYSICAL

Dimensions: L: 4.6m | B: 1.9m | D: 3.7m
Displacement: 12 tons

PERFORMANCE

Max Speed: 3 knots
Range: 48 NM
Propulsion: 10 x 5.5 kW electric thrusters (4 main, 4 vertical, 2 maneuvering) powered by 65 kWh Li-Fe-P batteries

NAVAL SPECS

Armament: None
Complement: 2 (1 pilot, 1 observer)

NAVAL BENCHMARKS

Max Speed (knots): 3
Displacement (tons): 12

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