| 摘要 |
A manned submarine includes first and second side-by-side chambers extending in a fore-to-aft direction. The first chamber is maintained at substantially atmospheric pressure and includes sleeping and eating compartments for ship-based personnel, and a galley. The second chamber is maintained at greater than atmospheric pressure and includes sleeping and eating compartments for diver personnel. Passages interconnect the chambers, enabling ship-based personnel from the first chamber to service diver personnel in the second chamber. The submarine carries guides which can be mated with corresponding guides on a piece of underwater equipment to stabilize the submarine against lateral movement and allow the equipment to be attached to the submarine for transport. The submarine carries weights which are placed on the water bed and connected to the submarine by initially slackened lines. When the submarine lifts an object the lines become taut and the weights act as a restraining force to prevent the submarine from losing control. The submarine carries aligned guide collars for guiding pipes. A pair of winches are mounted on the submarine for screwing pipes together in end-to-end fashion and extending the pipes outwardly from the submarine. An object such as a diving bell can be carried at the outer end of the pipeline so as to be extendable into locations of limited accessibility, or potential danger to the submarine.
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