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The Tritone is a third generation Mark III passenger submarine designed and built in Finland for the tourist market. Its size has been optimised to carry 46 passengers and a crew of 2 persons on sightseeing expeditions beneath the sea to a maximum depth of 75 m. |
The prime consideration of design in any submarine is safety and reliable operation. In
addition to this the Mark III submarine has been designed to integrate the following
concepts:
- excellent sea bed view using large diameter flat viewports ?800mm
- air conditioned passenger compartment
- easy access through two large diameter hatches
- spacious cabin with a good center aisle, comfortable seats, personal
infopanel and a separate TV-monitor in front of each viewport
- good manoeuvrability due to six 15 kW thrusters
- external powerful spotlights for exciting night dives
- good battery capacity for 8 - 10 dives per day