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EurOcean – Centre for Marine Science and Technology maintains an on-line searchable info-base on the Underwater Vehicles used in Europe for Scientific research. 
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| UV Information and Contact |
| Autosub |
| http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/nmf/usl_index.php?page=as |
| National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Stephen McPhail |
| Phone | 023 8059 6370 |
| mcphail@noc.soton.ac.uk |
| AUV |
| Autosub |
| United Kingdom |
| Oceanographic Surveys |
| National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| 1996 |
| 2009/01/06 |
| General Specifications |
| 0.9 |
| 7 |
| 0 |
| 1,600 |
| Support Vessels Requirements |
| Winches |
| Crane |
| A-Frame |
| Speed Duration and Range of Operation |
| 500 |
| 6 |
| Max. Speed: |
| Crew and Scientific Observers |
| Energy |
| Total Energy Available: |
| Propulsion and Steering |
| Thrusters (Thrust Force) |
| Pressure Hull (Manned Sphere) |
| Trim Adjustment and Ballasting |
| Customer - Defined Instrumentation Support |
| Scientific Instrumentation and Tools |
| Additional Information |
| The vehicle has been employed in projects ranging from herring stock assessment in the North Sea to mapping manganese distributions in a sea loch. Autosub has also successfully undertaken missions beneath sea ice in the marginal ice zone of the Weddell Se |