 Drawing of the DCV1, based on imagery from the Deepsea Challenger website (not to scale)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Deepsea Challenger |
| Builder | Acheron Project Pty Ltd |
| Launched | 26 January 2012 |
| In service | 2012 |
| Status | On display in touring exhibition |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bathyscaphe |
| Displacement | 11.8 tons |
| Length | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Installed power | Electric motor |
| Propulsion | 12 thrusters |
| Speed | 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) |
| Endurance | 56 hours |
| Test depth | 11,000 m (36,000 ft) |
| Complement | 1 |
Deepsea Challenger (DCV 1) is a 7.3-metre (24 ft) deep-diving submersible designed to reach the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest-known point on Earth. On 26 March 2012, Canadian film director James Cameron piloted the craft to accomplish this goal in the second crewed dive reaching the Challenger Deep.[1][2][3][4] Built in Sydney, Australia, by the research and design company Acheron Project Pty Ltd, Deepsea Challenger includes scientific sampling equipment and high-definition 3-D cameras; it reached the ocean's deepest point after two hours and 36 minutes of descent from the surface.[1][5]
- ^ a b Than, Ker (25 March 2012). "James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Broad, William J. (25 March 2012). "Filmmaker in Submarine Voyages to Bottom of Sea". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "James Cameron has reached deepest spot on Earth". NBC News. AP. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Ingraham, Nathan (9 March 2012). "James Cameron and his Deepsea Challenger submarine". theverge.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Race to the bottom of the ocean: Cameron". BBC. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.