There are large portholes either side, and a pipe organ against the far bulkhead. The corridor soon opens up into a spacious Salon which is modelled on Verne’s Nautilus. The bridge on the Starship Enterprise, original TV seriesĪs we head aft on the middle decks we pass important functional space include the second officer’s quarters and a quiet control room for Sonar and underwater video monitoring.There are several crew stations with Multi-functional displays, and there are large screens positioned around the forward hemisphere, through which to issue your demands to the United Nations. The Captain or Watch Officer sits in a thrown-like seat in the middle, looking at a personal Tablet control panel. The design owes more the Starship Enterprise and NASA control rooms than the crowded jungle of monitors and pipes in Navy submarines. Either side are guest cabins, and at the back are the Captain’s private quarters which include a small study/library and en-suite bathroom.Ĭaptain’s note: removable panels in the entrance stairs allows objects up to 1.5 meters in diameter and 7 meters in length to be brought down into the submarine, directly through a passageway into the engine room, and then further forward to the diver operations area.īelow the entrance lobby is a control room which takes up two whole deck levels. In front of you is a corridor with pressure-resistant porthole roof lights. You are now facing towards the rear of the boat where the luxury habitation is. ( Website)Įntering in through a 2.5 meter diameter hatch (influenced by the ‘Bat Cave’ on USS Halibut), you descend down a semi-spiraling staircase. GSE Triste provided the UOES3 (Button 5.60) dry combat submersible to the US Navy SEALS.ģ & 4 Orgeta Submersibles Mk.1C wet sub. The minisub enables the Captain to explore and reconnoiter ahead of the submarine, and to perform important missions away from the boat.Īt the other end of the boat in the bow, spacious diver facilities allow the internal stowage of a range of diver transports including up to two three-person high performance submersible canoes:ġ & 2 GSE Triste minisub designs. The minisub hangar can be accessed from the master bedroom, allowing the Captain to come and go discretely. This Covert Shores Recognition Guide Covers over 80 classes of submarines including all types currently in service with World Navies. Get The essential guide to World Submarines Importantly, the rim-drive pumpjets eliminate the need for a drive shaft in the rear part of the submarine, thus freeing it up for luxury habitation with a minisub hangar hidden in the tail, where the propeller (‘screw’) would normally be. Twin propulsors allows for less powerful motors in each, and a smaller blade diameter which simplifies procurement. These can swivel up and down, something not possible with regular shaft-driven pumpjets. The most noticeable feature is that it is propelled by two rim-drive pumpjets mounted each side of the hull. Like Verne’s Nautilus it has large port holes to wonder at the strange plants and creatures of the depths. You can surface in a tropical lagoon and sip cocktails on the sun deck, or use the launch to explore the island, but it comes into its own below the waves. Fundamentally, it’s a proper submarine that has some of the trappings of a mega-yacht rather than vice-versa. Many of the features are direct references to Verne’s design but otherwise the boat is thoroughly modern and has a dash of Bond Villain thrown in. The Nautilus 2020 is inspired by the submarine in Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Original artwork - CLICK for HIGH-RESOLUTION What better way to blow the Monaco Yacht show out of the water than with your own private luxury submarine? The Nautilus 2020 is exactly what you need if you are a reclusive billionaire with a secret island lair and feel that the mega-yacht scene is a bit too pedestrian.
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