Konsul-class submersible
Consul-class DSV (project 1681x) is a class of two deep-submergence vehicles (DSVs) built by the Russian Navy and operated by the Navy's Main Underwater Research Directorate. Conceived in the late 1980s, they are a military counterpart to the better known, strictly civilian Mir submersibles. The first ship in the class, AS-37 Rus, is built to the original project 18610, while the second one, AS-39 Consul, is of the updated project 16811 design, though Rus was later upgraded to the pr. 16811 specs.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Consul class DSV |
| Builders | Admiralty Shipyard |
| Operators | Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | Mir |
| Built | 1992–2011 |
| In service | 2001–present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Deep-submergence vehicle |
| Displacement | 25 tonnes (25 long tons) |
| Length | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Speed |
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| Endurance | 10–12 hours |
| Test depth | 6,000 m (20,000 ft) |
| Capacity | 1 passenger/mission specialist |
| Crew | 2 |
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