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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Scott Youngblood · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel | Intelligent Water class AUV |
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| Complement | Not applicable | — |
| Builders | Textron[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | — |
| Cost | $5-6 million[source] | — |
| Built | 2008-present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
Beam
Single source11.2 ft (3.4 m)[source]
Displacement
Single source7.7 tonnes (8.5 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)[source]
Range
Single source1,200 nmi (1,400 mi; 2,200 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Class & type | Fleet[source] | — |
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| Type | Unmanned surface vehicle[source] | autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)[source] |
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| Capacity | 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) (4,300 lb (2,000 kg) towing capacity)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | — |
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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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