Submarine museum surfaces in historic Chinese dock

Following an international architecture competition, Finland’s PES-Architects has been commissioned to transform a historic dock in China into a submarine museum. The building will be defined by a striking reflective facade and will be centered around … Continue reading Submarine museum surfaces in historic Chinese dock

Britain’s Dreadnought-class missile submarines will use fly-by-wire

When the first of the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought-class nuclear missile submarines takes to the sea late in this decade, it will be steered by the same fly-by-wire technology used in aircraft. Called the Active Vehicle Control Management (AVCM) system, it… Continue reading Britain’s Dreadnought-class missile submarines will use fly-by-wire

Triton’s Titanic Explorer will reach new depths for luxury bubble-subs

Florida’s Triton has been making high-end civilian submarines for more than a decade now, dividing its sales between scientific explorers, commercial and cinematography clients, and ultra-rich superyacht owners looking to spruce up their wet garages wi… Continue reading Triton’s Titanic Explorer will reach new depths for luxury bubble-subs

Triton’s latest submarine puts six people in a bubble, 3,300 feet under

Having conquered the deepest recesses of the ocean with its DSV Limiting Factor “deep-sea elevator,” and delivered its first 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine in Vietnam, Triton has turned its attention back to the luxury sector with a new six-person … Continue reading Triton’s latest submarine puts six people in a bubble, 3,300 feet under

4×4-inspired Aquanaut yacht explores deeper with onboard submarine

SUVs and crossovers are such an unstoppable force right now they’ve started to infiltrate yacht design. More than once in the past we’ve seen a declaration something like “the SUV of the high seas,” and Italian design firm Officina Armare has a new int… Continue reading 4×4-inspired Aquanaut yacht explores deeper with onboard submarine

Scratch Built Subnautica Sub Explores the Pool

In Subnautica, players explore an alien underwater landscape with the help of a number of futuristic tools and vehicles. [Robert Cook] found himself particularly enamored with the large submarine you unlock towards the later parts of the game, so much so that he decided to build his own real-life …read more

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Magnetic Couplings Make This Lego Submarine Watertight

Although you’d be hard-pressed to tell in some areas, it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, which always seems to bring out the projects that require a swimming pool for adequate testing. The [Brick Experiment Channel]’s latest build, a submersible made almost entirely from Lego, is one such project and has …read more

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