Keel laid for US Navy’s next-generation nuclear missile submarine

The construction of America’s next-generation strategic nuclear missile submarine has formally begun as the keel was ceremonially laid for the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.Continu… Continue reading Keel laid for US Navy’s next-generation nuclear missile submarine

Colossal 115-ft party sub offers an underwater venue for 120 guests

If you’ve ever gone out on a booze cruise and thought “gee, I wish there was less access to fresh air,” this one’s for you! Dutch submarine company U-Boat Worx has announced an enormous new underwater entertainment venue for up to 120 guests plus a ful… Continue reading Colossal 115-ft party sub offers an underwater venue for 120 guests

World’s first submersible hydrofoil: 26 mph above the water, 50 m under

The all-electric Deepseaker DS1 will hydrofoil on the surface to boost speed and range

Italian startup iSpace2o has announced it’s starting production on the first hull for its Deepseaker DS1 submersible hydrofoil. This machine will rise out of the water to hydrofoil at speeds up to 23 knots (26 mph/43 km/h), or dive as deep as 50 m (164 ft) for underwater shenanigans.

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U-Boat Worx puts the focus on all-around views for 9-person flagship sub

Back in 2016, Dutch submersible builder U-Boat Worx revealed a double-bubble tourist vessel named the Cruise Sub that could take up to nine people deep below the ocean waves. Now the company has unveiled an all-acrylic sibling with a single egg-shaped … Continue reading U-Boat Worx puts the focus on all-around views for 9-person flagship sub

Stretched-bubble luxury sub seats 9 with a tiny footprint

Triton’s extraordinary range of submersibles already includes a 24-seat tourist sub, a luxury bubble-sub capable of taking you down to visit the Titanic, a “deep-sea elevator” that can repeatedly plunge down to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, and a … Continue reading Stretched-bubble luxury sub seats 9 with a tiny footprint