History
PRC
NameDeep Sea Warrior
AwardedCSIC
Completed2016
Acquired2016
Commissioned2016
Maiden voyage2017
In service2016–
StatusActive
Class overview
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byJiaolong
Succeeded byStruggler
Built2008–2016
General characteristics
Displacement20 long tons (20 t)
Length9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Beam3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Height4 m (13 ft 1 in)
PropulsionFuel & lithium battery
Speed2.5 kn (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph)
Endurance10 hours
Complement3
Sensors and
processing systems		Various
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None
ArmamentNone
ArmourNone
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Deep Sea Warrior (Shen-Hai-Yong-Shi, or 深海勇士 in Chinese) bathyscaphe is a type of very little known deep-submergence vehicle built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Deep Sea Warrier was handed over from its builder China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation to its customer at the end of 2016, but actual deep diving did not begun until end of the following year due to preparation needed, because it was such as new product that thorough preparation was needed to ensure its safe operation, and bathyscaphye is capable of diving to a depth of 4500 meters.[1][2][3][4]

In comparison to earlier Jiaolong where half of the components and technologies must be purchased abroad from foreign suppliers,[1] 95% of technology and components of Deep Sea Warrier are domestically built and developed in China,[1][2][3][4][5][6] with major subsystems including crew compartment, buoyancy material, lithium battery, propulsion system, deep water pump, mechanical arm, hydraulic system, acoustic communication system, control system and underwater positioning system have all successfully passed certification.[1]

The general designer of Deep Sea Warrior is Mr. Hu Zhen (胡震),[2][6][7] who has revealed that during the development of Deep Sea Warrior, the difficulties encountered was far greater than expected, particularly in the area of crew compartment design, buoyancy material, deep water pump, and propulsion system, so as a result, it took more than half a decade to complete the development of such subsystems, longer than originally planned three to four years.[2] However, the delay in development is well worth it when measured in the advancement made, for example, the lithium battery has a live of five years and can be used for five hundred times, in comparison to the silver-zinc battery that can only be used for fifty times,[6] resulting in overall cheaper operating cost of Deep Sea Warrior in comparison to earlier bathyscaphes using older technologies.[6] The navigation and positioning system onboard can position Deep Sea Warrior to accuracy of less a meter.[6] Currently, the motherships of Deep Sea Warrior is Chinese research vessel Explorer 1 (Tan-Suo 1, or 探索 – 号 in Chinese),[5][7] and Explorer 2.[8] Specification:[1][2][3][5][6]

Type NATO designation Classification Pennant No. Name
(English) 		Name
(Han 中文) 		Commissioned Displacement Status
Deep Sea Warrior ? Bathyscaphe Shen-Hai-Yong-Shi Deep Sea Warrior 深海勇士 2016 20 t Active

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Deep Sea Warrior deep submergence vehicle" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Deep Sea Warrior deep submergence submersible" (in Simplified Chinese). October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Deep Sea Warrior deep diving submersible" (in Simplified Chinese). April 16, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Deep Sea Warrior deep diving vehicle" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Deep Sea Warrior submersible" (in Simplified Chinese). May 18, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Deep Sea Warrior bathyscaphe" (in Simplified Chinese). May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Deep Sea Warrior" (in Simplified Chinese). December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Deep Sea Warrior mothership" (in Simplified Chinese). February 11, 2021.
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