Self-propelled manned submersible vehicles for under-sea excursions

A self-propelled manned submersible vehicle of the type comprising a pressure-resistant capsule (1) serving as a cabin, ballast tanks (3, 8), releasable ballast (7), propulsion units (4) having propellers driven by electric motors, and storage batteries (42), the pressure-resistant capsule (1) compr...

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Zusammenfassung:A self-propelled manned submersible vehicle of the type comprising a pressure-resistant capsule (1) serving as a cabin, ballast tanks (3, 8), releasable ballast (7), propulsion units (4) having propellers driven by electric motors, and storage batteries (42), the pressure-resistant capsule (1) comprises a peripheral window constituted by a vertical cylindrical sleeve (19) which is entirely transparent, the sleeve is of sufficient diameter to house a plurality of people sitting side-by-side, and extends upwardly from a hemispherical bottom (14) and downwardly from a spherical cap (16) which is extended by a cylindrical conning tower (21) which is closed by a hatch (22).