Deep Sea Research Vehicles
HOV
Human Occupied Vehicle SHINKAI 6500
- Built
- 1990
- Length
- 9.7 m
- Beam
- 2.7 m
- Height
- 4.1 m
- Weight in air
- 26.7 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 6,500 m
- Speed
- 2.7 knots
- Crew
- 3
- Pressure hull diameter
- φ2.0 m
- Normal dive duration
- 8 hours
- Life support period
- 129 hours
- Payload
- 150 kg (in air)
AUV
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle URASHIMA
- Built
- 2009
- Length
- 10.0 m
- Beam
- 1.3 m
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Weight in air
- 7.0 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 3,500 m
- Speed
- 2.5 knots
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle JINBEI
- Built
- 2012
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Beam
- 1.1 m
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight in air
- 1.7 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 3,000 m
- Speed
- 2.5 knots
ROV
Remotely Operated Vehicle KAIKO
- Built
- 2013
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Beam
- 2.0 m
- Height
- 2.6 m
- Weight in air
- 5.2 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 4,500 m
Remotely Operated Vehicle HYPER-DOLPHIN
- Built
- 2000
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Beam
- 2.0 m
- Height
- 2.6 m
- Weight in air
- 4.3 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 4,500 m
Remotely Operated Vehicle KM-ROV
- Built
- 2016
- Length
- 2.9 m
- Beam
- 1.7 m
- Height
- 2.5 m
- Weight in air
- 3.9 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 3,000 m
DT
Deep Ocean Floor Survey System DEEP TOW
- Built
- 2015
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Beam
- 1.0 m
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight in air
- 1.2 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 6,000 m
- Towing speed
- ～1.5 knots
Retired
Deep Submergence Research Vehicle SHINKAI 2000
- Built
- 1981
- Length
- 9.3 m
- Beam
- 3.0 m
- Height
- 2.9 m
- Weight in air
- Approx. 24 tons
- Maximum operating depth
- 2,000 m
- Maximum speed
- 3.0 knots
- Crew
- 3
- Pressure hull diameter
- φ2.2 m
- Normal dive duration
- 7 hours
- Life support period
- 80 hours
- Payload
- 100 kg