Chinese SHEN HAI YONG SHI Manned Submersible

Plastic kit for building a Chinese submersible SHEN HAI YONG SHI

• 1:72 scale
• pre-painted snap kit
• Dimensions (LxW) built: 130,5 x 41,7 mm
• 30+ parts
• unbuilt

Launched in 2009, SHEN HAI YONG SHI is characterized by 95% localization rate, low-cost running, high reliability and maintainability. With the maximum diving depth of 4534m, it was accepted and delivered in 2017. The annual average number of its dives exceeds 100 per year. It creates a lot of domestic ‘firsts’ such as continuous dives, night dives and joint operations of multiple submersibles, accomplishing pioneering missions such as deep-sea salvage and archaeological excavation. Its operation and maintenance capability has been among the international advanced ranks.

• Maximum operating depth: 4500m
• Principal dimension: 8.0Χ3.0Χ3.5(m)
• Weight in air: 20t
• Passenger: 1 pilot, 2 scientists
• Life support: 12hr(normal),72hr(emergency)
• Speed: 1 knot(cruising), 2.5 knots (maximum)
• Power: lithium battery, approx. 100kwh
• Payload: 220kg

Work mode: auto-height keeping, auto-heading control, auto-depth keeping, hovering & manual operation
Communication: high-speed underwater acoustic communication, underwater telephone &VHF