Submersibles

Triton Submarines

Triton builds superlative submersibles for discerning individuals and demanding professionals. They are built of the finest materials. The industry’s clearest view is achieved through Triton’s premium-grade, optically-perfect acrylic, offering the most intimate connection with our ocean. Our interiors are unlike any other. They are the most comfortable, ergonomic and beautifully hand-finished. Clients for whom reliability and dependability are key, overwhelmingly choose Triton. Our subs are engineered by the only manufacturer to achieve Full Ocean Depth certification. No submersible manufacturer understands the deep ocean like Triton. We work hard to ensure that our customers remain as satisfied today as they were on their first dive. Clients enjoy after-sales and technical support for the world’s most experienced submersible engineers and operations teams.

Nemo & Nomad are 1000/2 Triton submersibles, rated to 1000 feet of depth and able to carry two people on each dive.

When choosing a company for submersible experience and/or training, always make sure that all personnel is competent, certified, and appropriately experienced. Our submersible team has years of regular experience and are all appropriately trained in each position they are assigned, as per the Fundamentals of Submersible Operations and Piloting, including Triton “unit specific” factory training.

NEMO & NOMAD Specs

  • ABS + 1 Manned Submersible
  • Cayman Registry of Shipping
  • 450 lbs. 205 kg Payload
  • 1000 ft. 305 m Depth
  • 3 kts. Speed
  • 2 Crew
  • 132 lbs. 60 kg Variable Ballast
  • 3080 lbs. 1400 kg Main Ballast
  • 2 x 2.7 hp 2 x 2 Vertrans Thrusters
  • 12.6 kWh 120 v Battery
  • 2 x 2.7 hp, 1 x 2 KW Main Thrusters
  • 10 Hours Operation
  • PLC Based Touch Screen Control
  • 5 kWh, 24 v Battery
  • 10 hours Main Oxygen at 200 Bar
  • 96 hours Reserve Oxygen at 200 Bar
  • Oxygen with CO2 Scrubber Life Support
  • 2 x 17 Liter Main Air at 200 Bar
  • 2 x17 Liter Reserve Air at 200 Bar
  • 10.5 ft. 3.2 m Length
  • 8.0 ft. 2.5 m Width
  • 6.1 ft. 1.85 m Height
  • 6800 lbs. 3100 kg Weight
  • 19.7 in 500 mm Hatch I.D.
  • Manipulator Arm
  • 4 Forward, 1 Rear, 1 Down LED External Lights

Support Equipment

  • Blueview 2D Multibeam Sonar with Previewer
  • TrackLink 1500 Multiple Target Integrated USBL Acoustic Tracking and Communication Systems
  • Quick Battery Charge System
  • OTS Acoustic Communications
  • 28 ft. Protector RIB Surface Support Vessel with Hull Mounted Transducers Integrated Communications and Tracking with Towing Capabilities
  • YP45 Compressor and Boost Pump for Air and Oxygen
  • 12 ft. Novurania Chase Boat for Crew Transfers, Launch, and Recovery
  • HP Air and Oxygen Banks
  • 3 Person Support & Maintenance Crew

Tracking Subs During Dives?

During mission or test dives, our surface support crew must have the submersibles’ locations at all times. To accomplish this task, Global Sub Dive’s team utilizes a Tracklink 1500 USBL (ultra-short baseline) acoustics tracking system. Our Tracklink systems has a fully integrated high speed acoustic communication capability. It utilizes modern digital signal processing techniques and possesses a state of the art digital signal processor (DSP) that helps track the submersible from launching to retrieval.

Tracking Subs During Dives?

  • Positioning Accuracy: 3.0 degrees (better than 5% of slant range)
  • Slant Range Accuracy: 0.20 meter
  • Working Range with Ship Noise: up to 1000 meters
  • Operating Beamwidth: 120 to 150 degrees
  • Targets Tracked: up to 16
  • Operating Frequency: 31.0 to 43.2 kHz
  • Transponder Maximum Depth: up to 1500 m
  • Transceiver Maximum Depth: up to 20 m
  • Transceiver Dimension: 24 cm x 12.6 cm (diameter)
  • Transceiver Weight out of water: 3.5 kg
  • Transceiver Weight in Water: 1.2 kg
  • Transmit Mode Power Consumption: 10 Watts
  • Receiver Mode Power Consumption: 1.6 Watt
  • Operating Temperature: -2 to 45 degrees C
  • Storage Temperature: -5 to 75 degrees C
  • RS-232 Configuration: 9600 baud, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit, no parity bit, and no flow control
  • Optional High-Speed Acoustic Modem Data Rate: up to 19200 baud
Shane Zigler on tracking and communications
NOMAD's Position
TrackLink