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Japanese crewed research submersible From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shinkai 6500 (しんかい) is a crewed research submersible that can dive up to a depth of 6,500 metres (21,300 ft). It was completed in 1990. The Shinkai 6500 is owned and run by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and it is launched from the support vessel Yokosuka.[1]
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Name | Shinkai 6500 |
Builder | Mitsubishi |
In service | 1989 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Deep-submergence vehicle |
Length | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
Beam | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
Installed power | Electric motor |
Speed | 2.5 knots (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph) |
Endurance | 129h |
Test depth | 6,500 m (21,300 ft) |
Complement | 3 |
Two pilots and one researcher operate within a 73.5 mm-thick (2.89 in) titanium pressure hull with an internal diameter of 2.0 metres (6 ft 7 in).[2] Buoyancy is provided by syntactic foam.[3]
Three 14 cm (5.5 in) methacrylate resin view ports are arranged at the front and on each side of the vehicle.[3]
A Lego set based on the submersible was created through the Lego Cuusoo website.[4]
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