Trieste II (Bathyscaphe)
Trieste II (DSV-1) was the successor to Trieste – the United States Navy's first bathyscaphe purchased from its Swiss designers.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Trieste II |
| Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
| Completed | 1964 |
| In service | 1 September 1969 |
| Out of service | 1980 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Preserved at the Naval Undersea Museum |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Deep-submergence vehicle |
| Displacement | 46 long tons (47 t) |
| Length | 67 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) |
| Test depth | 20,000 ft (6,100 m) |
| Complement | 2 |
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