Phorcys Class Deep Sea Vehicle
The Phorcys Class (pronounced Four-Kee-s) was designed when an engineer looked at a deep sea laboratory and asked, "What if it could move?" A few years and millions spent on R&D later, the finished product was a fully mobile, deep sea submersible that could anchor itself in place and remain on station indefinitely (or atleast until the crew starved)
Specifications
15 knot top speed surfaced
18 knot top speed submerged
500m dive range
Nuclear power plant (unlimited range)
Length – 43m
Width – 6.75m
Depth – 6.75m
Accommodation for 3 permanent crew
Features
Detailed interior
Automated depth hold system for precision dives
Anchors for long term stays
Numerous cameras
Deployable distress beacon
Emergency escape craft with capacity for 11 (ONLY FOR UNDERWATER ESCAPE)
2 manipulator arms
Moonpool for easy exploration
Adjustable simulated crush depth (default set at -400m)
Animated map table :https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2251639045
GPS Autopilot: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2251639045
Collision sensor https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2390027878
Camera control system https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2390027878
Depth survey https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1925145619
Helm pitch overlay https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973826135
Notes about the depth control
Turn the appropriate key at the helm to start the depth thrusters.
While you can change depth at top speed, the system works best if you slow down to around 0.3 throttle while changing.
Once you have deployed the ‘Station keeping anchors’ and they have locked, you can safely turn off the thrusters and the craft will remain in position.
To start
Once spawned in, the reactor is already on. Just wait until the turbines spool up before heading out
(I recommend using this time to explore and familiarise yourself with the layout)
To sink
Simply dive below the crush depth.
Crush depth can be changed using the lever located in the boiler room (located on the bottom floor at the stern)
Join the Brown Star shipyards Discord for some behind the scenes and an input on what ships are being developed:
https://discord.gg/E4XSzVk
Check out our website:
https://sites.google.com/view/brown-star-shipyards/bearstool-engineering-corp
Have fun 🙂
