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Double Eagle Mark II · Length
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| Specification | Double Eagle (mine disposal vehicle) | Intelligent Water class AUV |
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| Type | remotely operated vehicle (ROV)[source] | autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)[source] |
| Manufacturer | Saab Underwater Systems AB[source] | — |
| Role | disposal of naval mines[source] | — |
| Depth | 500 metres (1,600 ft)[source] 500 metres (1,600 ft)[source] | — |
Double Eagle Mark II · brushless electric motors for fine manoeuvering
Single sourceDouble Eagle Mark III · four brushless electric motors as main thrusters
Single sourceDouble Eagle Mark II · two brushless electric motors for main propulsion, and six
Single sourcetwo 5 kilowatt brushless electric motors for main propulsion, and six 0.4 kilowatt brushless electric motors for fine manoeuvering[source]
four 7 kilowatt brushless electric motors as main thrusters[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Sensors |
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scanning sonar, echo locations , doppler logs , or self-navigation systems[source] |
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| Relative dimensions | The Mark III is 80 centimetres (31 in) longer and 130 kilograms (290 lb) heavier than its predecessor.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 44, cell 4; revision 1374738459; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Designer | — | Shipbuilding Engineering Institute (船舶工程学院) of Harbin Engineering University (HEU)[source] |
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| General designer | — | Mr. Xu Yu-Ru (徐玉如, July 1942-February 17, 2012)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Zhishui-III is powered by twin propellers[source]Zhishui-III only |
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| Maximum operating depth | — | 1000 meters[source]Zhishui-IV only; no depth assigned to I, II, III or V |
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| Configuration | — | two shrouded propellers are installed just below the horizontal control surfaces of the crucifix control surfaces at the stern[source]Zhishui-III only |
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