Superyacht Mothership for Triton Deep Submersible Unveiled by Bury Design

By George Backwell at November 13, 2011 03:59
Filed Under: General
Australian design studio Bury Design was commissioned by Triton Submarines, a respected commercial submarine manufacturer located in Florida, to come up with a different kind of superyacht;  an ocean-going mothership capable of carrying and launching a Triton 3300/2 submersible anywhere in the world. In superyacht parlance, appendages for excursions away from the yacht (jet skis for instance) are euphemistically termed ‘Toys’ and this submersible is some toy indeed. Weighing in at only 8820 lbs (4000 kg) yet able to take two people down as far as 3300 ft (1000 m) to view the wonders of the deep through its clear acrylic spherical dome for up to ten hours of battery-powered underwater exploration. Superyacht Mothership BD 95: Image credit Bury Design The Bury Design 95 The tag ’95’ refers to the length in feet (28.95 m) of the mothership, which in comparison to a 14.8 ft (4.5 m) breadth reveals a slim hull profile that brings the benefits of low power... [More]

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