History | |
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Name | Nautile |
In service | 1984 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Deep-submergence vehicle |
Length | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Beam | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
Draft | 3.81 m (12.5 ft) |
Installed power | Electric motor |
Speed | 1.5kn |
Range | 7.5km |
Endurance | 120h |
Test depth | 6,000 m (20,000 ft) |
Complement | 3 |
Nautile is a crewed submersible owned by Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea. Commissioned in 1984, the submersible can be operated at depths of up to 6 km (3.7 mi).[1]