Ictíneo II
Ictíneo II was a pioneering submarine launched in 1864 by the Spanish engineer Narciso Monturiol and it was the first air independent and combustion powered submarine and the first submarine to overcome the basic problems of machine powered underwater navigation.
Ictíneo II replica | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ictíneo II |
| Builders | La Navegación Submarina, |
| Operators | Narciso Monturiol |
| Preceded by | Ictíneo I |
| In service | 20 May 1865 to Dec 1867 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Submarine |
| Tonnage | 46 t (45 long tons; 51 short tons) |
| Length | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) (light hull) |
| Beam | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) (light hull) |
| Height | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) (light hull) |
| Installed power | Air independent steam engine submerged; coal powered steam engine surfaced |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 4.5 knots surfaced |
| Endurance | Tested to 7 hours submerged |
| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
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