DSV Shinkai 6500 explained
The Shinkai 6500 (しんかい) is a crewed research submersible that can dive up to a depth of . It was completed in 1990. The Shinkai 6500 is owned and run by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and it is launched from the support vessel Yokosuka.[1]
Two pilots and one researcher operate within a 73.5mm titanium pressure hull with an internal diameter of .[2] Buoyancy is provided by syntactic foam.[3]
Three 14cm (06inches) methacrylate resin view ports are arranged at the front and on each side of the vehicle.
A Lego set based on the submersible was created through the Lego Cuusoo website.[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: Ogura . S. . Kawama . I. . Sakurai . T. . Yoshiume . T. . lijima . K. . Imai . Y. . Ikuta . A. . Iwata . M. . Oceans '04 MTS/IEEE Techno-Ocean '04 (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37600) . Development of oil filled pressure compensated lithium-ion secondary battery for DSV Shinkai 6500 . 2004 . 3 . 1720–1726 . 10.1109/oceans.2004.1406384 . 0-7803-8669-8 . 40281912 . https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1406384 . 11 March 2023 . subscription . 11 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311212244/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1406384 . live .
- Book: Komuku . Tetsuya . Matsumoto . Keita . Imai . Yoshiji . Sakurai . Toshiaki . Ito . Kazuhisa . 2007 Symposium on Underwater Technology and Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies . 1000 Dives by the Shinkai 6500 in 18 Years . April 2007 . 21–27 . 10.1109/ut.2007.370833 . 978-1-4244-1207-5 . 22304940 . https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4231163 . 11 March 2023 . subscription . 11 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311212253/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4231163 . live .
- Web site: SHINKAI 6500 . Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology . 11 March 2023 . 18 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518211231/https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/equipment/ships/shinkai6500.html . live .
- Web site: Becraft . Andrew . DSV Beluga dives into the uncharted abyss . The Brothers Brick . 11 March 2023 . 12 March 2012 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129102209/https://www.brothers-brick.com/2012/03/12/dsv-beluga-dives-into-the-uncharted-abyss/ . live .