Accessibility Links
CBC Global Header Navigation
Upcoming Show: Holiday Guide
HOLIDAY VIDEOS & SCHEDULE
Visit the store
$100 and Over, Cool
Hammacher Schlemmer Personal Submarine
Dec 23, 2011
Air and Space travel not your bag? What about exploring the depths of our blue planet with this two-person Hammacher Schlemmer submersible that can descend to a depth of 1,000 feet? Get up close and personal with coral reefs, shipwrecks, and the sea floor in a completely transparent, climate-controlled 3 1/4"- thick acrylic pressure sphere
With a maximum speed of three knots, it is powered by a 120- and 24-volt battery bank that provide up to six hours of continuous undersea adventure. The craft's dual-pontoon structure and broad freeboard ensure superior surface stability, even in high sea conditions. A VHF radio provides surfaced communication and its underwater telephone communicates while submerged.
It is equipped with a suite of standard instrumentation, including a barometer, thermometer, hygrometer, depth gauges, fluxgate and magnetic compasses, mechanical clinometers, pressure gauges, and a GPS receiver. Fully classified and certified as a +A1 passenger-carrying manned submersible by the American Bureau of Shipping.
With a maximum speed of three knots, it is powered by a 120- and 24-volt battery bank that provide up to six hours of continuous undersea adventure. The craft's dual-pontoon structure and broad freeboard ensure superior surface stability, even in high sea conditions. A VHF radio provides surfaced communication and its underwater telephone communicates while submerged.
It is equipped with a suite of standard instrumentation, including a barometer, thermometer, hygrometer, depth gauges, fluxgate and magnetic compasses, mechanical clinometers, pressure gauges, and a GPS receiver. Fully classified and certified as a +A1 passenger-carrying manned submersible by the American Bureau of Shipping. The best part? The $2 Million price tag includes comprehensive training!
Hammacher Schlemmer Personal Submarine
Air and Space travel not your bag? What about exploring the depths of our blue planet with...