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Vance, I am interested in knowing more
about the “survived several months submerged on a wreck” story. Thanks, Steve From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of vbra676539@aol.com Both are capable of 350
but Captain Kittredge's native caution came out. He wanted to make sure the
acrylic dome would not be overstressed. One of those failed in a full hull
pressure test at just over 800 feet, so he settled on the nearest third of
that, rounding back. The 350 is almost the same hull, with T-bar ribs instead
of rolled angle iron and a steel conning tower to replace the acrylic dome. One
of those survived several months submerged on a wreck at nearly 700 feet
without damage. My dry, one atmosphere, two person submarine will be diving
in fresh water only. The water will be quite cold. I get the impression that most of the interesting sights are
within 150’ of the surface. Is that correct? However, I also get the impression that a submarine with an
operating depth of 300’ is only a bit more expensive than one with an operating
depth of 150’. Is that true and, if so, how much? The Kittredge subs were designed for 250’ and 350’.
Was there some significance to those numbers? Thanks for the help to-date
Alan |