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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]Submanaut/Ben Franklin
Wow Carsten!
I looked at the pictures of Submanaut. She is in bad
shape. Who originally built the boat? How did the
current owner get his hands on it? When was it's last
dive?
Does anyone know what happen to the Ben Franklin? I
was in Switzerland in the 60s at lake Lucerne and I
swear there was a submarine I believe built by Piccard
that looked just like the Franklin. It was operating
as a tourist sub. I'm almost certain that submarine
became the Ben Franklin.
--- Carsten Standfuss <MerlinSub@t-online.de> wrote:
> Hi Ricci..
>
> Ricci Dustin schrieb:
>
> >
> > Carsten, that sub photo that is in the gallery
> that is
> > sitting next to the freeway in Florida. Was that
> > operational at one time? It looks exactly like the
> sub
> > used in the movie Around the World Under the Sea,
> with
> > Loyd Bridges.
> >
>
> Go to the self supporting online picture gallery at
>
> www.prismnet.com/~moki/subfiles.html
>
> I present there pictures of Submanauts
> inside - and no it is not longer operational..
>
> I was in at year 2000 and have had the possibility
> to purchase
> it.. was a cheap offer but after inspection I
> decided thats not my
> boat..
>
> There is no way to replace the dieselengine without
> to cut the hull
> in parts.. its a double hull construction with the
> divetanks between
> the both hulls and no inpection holes - no
> inspection there since
> building.. the warp around windows have a
> constructon error and
> for this reason the sub is only a shallow water
> diver.. everthing is
> rusty.
>
> Refit the thing was estimate with 50000 Dollar
> minimum only to get an
> 50 years old shallow water cramped inside old
> fellow. The unit is higher
> than the normal road permit high - so every light,
> telephone etc. wire
> on the way between florida and you has to be cut or
> switch away..
>
> And yes the outside was in the film - but the inside
> is much..much
> smaller,
> I can stand upright only in the tower.. its 43 foot
> long..
>
> Ray you can grab the pictures for the retired page..
>
>
> Best regards Carsten
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