High Speed Under Water Boat
Cruising the sea at 40 knots (~46 MPH), and dive to depths of 250 feet. It has a 500 mile surface range and currently only exists in prototype form. Florida man, Reynold Marion had made his dream a reality: he built a submersible powerboat called the Marion Hyper-Sub.
On the powerboat side, it’s a heavy-duty, 31-ft. surface-cruiser with an enclosed cabin. Powered by twin 440 hp inboard diesels for a total output of 880 hp, the Hyper-Sub has a maximum surface speed of 40 knots and a maximum surface range of 500 miles. In dive mode the Hyper-Sub can plunge up to 250 feet, and offers umbilical SCUBA support.
With an investment of nearly $2 million and years of research, former auto-shop owner Reynolds Marion of Lake City, Florida, has finally hit on a solution, a machine he’s dubbed the Hyper-Submersible Powerboat. When complete, it will reach speeds of up to 45 mph and dive down to 1,200 feet.
To make the Hyper-Sub sink without sacrificing surface speed, Marion and his team—Gene Mock, a former construction contractor, and Scott Shamblin, an engineer—rethought the ratio of ballast to cabin volume. The ballast systems in most submarines can displace only about 20 percent of the cabin’s volume, but the Hyper-Sub’s ballast chambers double the volume of the cabin. The boat uses a high-pressure pumping system to rapidly fill these chambers with water or air, quickly changing its weight and buoyancy and allowing it to submerge or surface in less than a minute. “This creates more than 12 tons of lift [or sink],” Marion says.
The initial launch and surface testing of the Fathom prototype took place in Kingsley Lake, Florida during the months of July and August, 2007. The Fathom drew a crowd every time it made an appearance on the lake, and the initial test results were overwhelmingly positive, including a successful partial submersion test. The Fathom returned to headquarters for adjustments in preparation for further testing.
The Hyper-Sub prototype has made history after two successful months of in-water testing! The Fathom performed magnificently in a thorough battery of tests of all vessel systems, and the team is proud to have a fully-functional submarine. After over two months without leaving the water, the Fathom is on its way home for a refit of the bow in preparation for surface speed testing to occur in February. After the surface speed testing is complete, the vessel will prepare for its public debut and touring. Dates will be announced in the coming months.
Prototype testing highlights:
- 21 complete full-submersion dives.
- In each dive, the Fathom deployed from the dock under its surface propulsion power (880 hp) carrying up to 225 gallons of fuel, charging its own dive systems.
- Lake testing max. depth: 30 feet (approx.; future testing will exceed this depth).
- Lake testing total submerged time: 25 hours (approx.).
- Lake testing highest submerged speed: over 2.5 knots (approx.;future testing will exceed this speed).
- Lake testing longest dive: 1hr., 45 min. (2 passengers breathing only cabin air).
- Lake testing longest submerged distance traveled (in a single dive): 1.3 miles (approx.).
- Based on the testing performance data, the Fathom can achieve a submerged distance of over 34 miles with upgraded batteries.
- The “proof of concept” portion of the program is now complete.
Here 1 of 3 product information from Marion Hyper Sub:
info for complet product please visit ; http://www.hyper-sub.com/product.hs2500.php
HS-250 Submersible SPORT
The Marion Hyper-Sub HS-250 Sport is designed with individual owners and charter operators in mind for recreational and tourism use. The HS-250 Sport delivers robust surface and submerged performance with 180-degrees of view through its all-acrylic canopy.
The HS-250 Sport is built to the following minimum specifications.* Each Hyper-Sub is completely customizable to the customer’s needs, and both surface and submerged performance can easily be significantly enhanced and additional capabilities may be added with optional components. Contact us for additional details.
HS-250 Specifications*
General Demensions
* Seating Capacity (cabin): 4, plus pilot
* Overall Length: 31’
* Total Beam/Width (with side tanks): 13’6”
* Transportation Beam/Width (without side tanks installed): 11’
* Height (keel to top of cabin): 6’10”
* Height with Arch/Spoiler: 8’6”
* Draft: 24” (approx. in saltwater)
* Dry Weight: 26,000 lbs.
Safety
* ABS Certified*
* One-Atmosphere, Climate-Controlled Pressure Hull Passenger Cabin (passengers are not subject to dive compression)
* Historic Sea-Keeping Capabilities and Emergency Systems Click Here for additional Information)
* Emergency Life Support: 48 hours (with maximum passenger load)
The Hyper-Sub prototype’s pilot controls and instrumentation panel includes forward and downward scanning sonar, wheel and throttle sticks for surface control, and joystick for subsurface control.
Surface Performance of Submersible Boat
* Maximum Surface Speed : 40 knots†‡
* Maximum Surface Range: 500 miles†‡
* Surface Powerplant: Twin 440 horsepower inboard diesel, 880 hp total‡
* Fuel Capacity: 525 gallons (diesel)‡
* Navigational Aids: GPS, chart plotting, radar, forward and downward sensing sonar, autopilot‡
Submersible Boat Dive Performance
* Maximum Dive Depth: 250 feet, safety factor of 17‡
* Submerged Propulsion: electric over hydraulic
* Self-Recharging Dive Systems (air and batteries)
* Compressed Air Storage: 4,000 std. cu. ft. @ 4500 psi‡
* Submerged Speed / Endurance‡:
| Endurance | Speed (kts) | Power (hp) |
| 1hr. | 3.7 | 27 |
| 2hr. | 3 | 15 |
| 4hr. | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| 8hr. | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| 20hr. | 1.4 | 1.5 |
The chart reflects the performance with a standard HS-250 battery load of 4 AGM-type battery banks storing 26kWh (270Ah @ 96VDC). However, this performance can be significantly enhanced through the use of alternate batteries or with the addition of extra banks.
* Battery Recharge (with 4 AGM-type battery banks) ‡:
o 60 minutes from full discharge to 80% charge (approx.)
o 90 minutes from full discharge to 100% charge (approx.)
o Air Recharge‡:
+ Standard recharge is 20 minutes plus 10 minutes per 33 feet depth.
Accompaniments
o Hemispherical Acrylic Forward View Port
o 180-Degree Acrylic Canopy
o Umbilical SCBA Diver Support and SCUBA Tank Recharge Capability
o Rear Deck Seating for 6
o Upper Sun Decks (2): 13’ X 3’
o A/C Power Inverter
Marion Hyper Sub
386-755-2040 or
April 30th, 2010
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