Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fastest Underwater Manned Vehicle

["Captain Nemo" <vulcania@hawaii.rr.com>]

Mike,

E me off line will ya?  Got another quick Q for you.

Thanks,

Pat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fastest Underwater Manned Vehicle


> James wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know what the fastest speed traveled fully submerged by a
manned
> > vehicle is?  Just curious. Thanks.
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> According to miller's "The Illustrated Directory of Submarines of
> the World,"  the fastest sub is officially K-162, a Soveit Papa
> class.  It hit 44.7 knots in 1970 or 1971.  That's on page 395.
> On page 356, it's reported that the Soviet Alpha has a "speed
> of some 45kt."
>
> Both of those are nuclear.  The fastest non-nuclear sub might
> very well be Doc's Bionic Dolphin.  Of course, at some point
> Pat Regan's ideas may very well result in something even faster.
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> Mike
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