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Covert Naval Blog - PROPER - Amateur Submarines
Covert Naval Blog - PROPER - Amateur Submarines
Covert Naval Blog - PROPER - Amateur Submarines
Malen - Sweden
Kraka
L - 12m
Built by Peter Madsen. Styled on WWII German U-Boat.
Photos: Flickr
Probably the best known civilian midget sub. Interesting features include 'diving helmet' cockpit and bottom mounted diving hatch
below sail. Forward viewing windows positioned to look like torpedo hatches.
Euronaut
L - 16.01m W - 2.5m
Speed: 8kts
Built by Carsten Standfuss in Germany for wreck diving. Nearing completion. Website for lots more info: http://www.euronaut.org/
Very large by civilian standards, the Euronaut is relatively sophisticated and heavily built, able to dive to an impressive 250m (test
depth 320m). The sub will operate with a 5 person crew for up to 7 days before surfacing.
UC-3 Nautilus
L -17.7m, W - 2m
About the same size as the Euronaut, Peter Madsen's third submarine follows on from the Kraka. The sub became operational in
2009 and is employed in recreational diving. The hull features large port holes for observation.
Photo: Flickr
The later SR93H is a highly stylized design with a military/sci fi theme but underneath is a true sub intended for a scientific polar
expedition which sadly has yet to materialise. Despite its relatively great length, the pressure hull is very small diameter and the 5-6
man crew have to crawl and crouch at all time within the hull. Although it may not be the most practical or capable design, its mean
looks deserve a film opportunity.
Spurdog
L - 20m
Built in the late 1980s in Holland by two guys who watched Das Boot and were inspired, this boat more recently suffers the indignity
of being a houseboat. If anyone has more information, please comment to this article.
LZ at 9:34 PM
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