Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fastest Underwater Manned Vehicle

["Mark Steed" <plutomark@mail.astate.edu>]

Although these are un-manned, check out the underwater speeds on:   http://www.subsim.com/ssr/page34.html    Mark Steed


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Doc <doc@bionicdolphin.com>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Date:  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:31:36 -0700

>Hi James,
>
>If you are talking civilian subs it's agonizingly slow, I haven't heard of anything
>that would run much faster than 10 or 12 knots.
>Now, if you're talking Nukes the only speed, power and displacement data I
>could find was on Russian subs and I don't know how accurate it was, but they
>claimed 50+ knots.
>
> I've heard rumors that modern attack class subs are in the 70+ range.
>
>Any of you old Navy guys able to shed any light on this subject?
>
>Doc
>
>James wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know what the fastest speed traveled fully submerged by a manned
>> vehicle is?  Just curious. Thanks.
>>
>> James
>
>