Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] VIP hull for sale on Ebay

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

Yes - it is Busby page 68

According to N.Gierschner "Tauchboote" page 270 

VIP - 
Was build by Underwater Servive Corp. and 
under construction in 1971/72.

- Dive deep was given with 150 Meter (490 feet)
- 1 Pilot and 1 mate
- Livesupport for 48 hours
- 8 windows
- no manipulator
- lead batteries
- speed max 4 knots

On Busby it is marked on the hull : 

Underwater Service Corp.
        VIP
Commercial Divers Inc.
   Portland Ore. 
    since 1937

regards Carsten

Alec Smyth schrieb:
> 
> It is and it isn't in Busby. On page 68 there's a rather eclectic series of
> un-captioned sub shots, which are not mentioned in the text. This sub is one
> of those. Interestingly it had a different configuration, with two big
> battery boxes that are now gone, and without the ballast tanks that are now
> apparently in the process of being added. But it certainly looks like the
> same boat, as the paint scheme is complete, name and all.
> 
> - Alec
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Holt [mailto:mholt@richmond.edu]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 5:54 AM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] VIP hull for sale on Ebay
> 
> Greg Cotton wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me anything on the VIP sub hull for sale on Ebay?
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1042425748
> >
> > I've emailed a few questions to the owner.
> 
> Wasn't this in Busby?
> 
> > I'm also wondering if Phil Nuytten has any info, since he used to own it.
> >
> > Now all I have to do is figure a way to truck it to Minnesota.
> 
> How much is shipping on a submarine hull?  Hmmm .......
> 
> Mike