Key features of yachting

YACHTING

Diving operations are simple and safe with a U-Boat Worx submarine. Whether it’s a wreck-diving operation in the Mediterranean or an exploration dive in the Arctic Sea, U-Boat Worx has the perfect private submarine for all occasions.

Key yachting features

Yacht Integration

Diving from your yacht is made effortless and safe. The relatively small size, low weight and flexible (single or dual) lifting point design of the Super Yacht Subs make it possible to integrate a private submarine on more yachts than ever before.

Passenger steering

Each U-Boat Worx submersible is delivered with a world-class pilot training course. The intuitive interface of our submersibles is easy for pilots to learn. Unique to the U-Boat Worx private submarines is passengers being able to navigate the submersible while under supervision of the pilot. The unique control device – the MANTA Controller – can simply be handed over by the pilot to his guests for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to personally steer a submarine.

Clearest view

To experience the underwater world in the optimal way, one of U-Boat Worx’ design priorities has always been to offer the clearest possible view. To ensure this, our remarkably clear fully acrylic pressure hull has been positioned at the front of the submersible, providing an unobstructed view in every direction, unimpeded by ballast tanks, batteries and other components.

Total Safety

At U-Boat Worx every submarine is built with safety as the primary consideration, and our reputation for reliability has been established by always adhering to our meticulous “safety first” regime. Designed, built and rigorously tested to the highest standards, the submersibles are all certified by leading classification organisation, DNV. To assure complete safety, in-house experts at U-Boat Worx have developed unique features while our safety testing programmes ensure that each and every component is faultlessly reliable. Each submarine’s hull is individually pressurised to a test depth that greatly exceeds the pressure experienced at its certified maximum operating depth.

UNPARALLELED COMFORT

Each U-Boat Worx submarine is designed to provide unmatched comfort, space and style. All of our submarines have maximum legroom and headroom while keeping overall weight and size to a minimum. This combination delivers the ultimate diving experience. Efficient air-conditioning and surround sound music form part of the fine detailing, together with the optimum ergo dynamics to facilitate ease of boarding and disembarking. In keeping with the ultra-high standards found in superyachts, our submersibles boast the most luxurious of fit-outs crafted by legendary Dutch workmanship.

Yacht Integrations

M/Y Cecilia

The 50.3 meter motor yacht ‘Cecilia’ was built by Wider Yachts. Her indoor seven-meter swimming pool doubles as a launch platform for the Super Yacht Sub 3.

M/Y Legend

M/Y Legend is a refitted charter yacht with a Class 1 ice-breaker hull, which makes her the perfect yacht for any type of adventure. M/Y Legend has many amenities on board, including a C-Explorer 5. This five-person private submarine dives to depths of up to 200 meters. M/Y Legend has completed a voyage in Antarctica, during which the C-Explorer 5 private submarine was deployed to explore the deep waters.

M/Y Lars

47 meter, 500EXP expedition motor yacht ‘Lars’ was built by Sanlorenzo in Italy at their Viareggio shipyard. She was delivered to her owner in 2020. The Super Yacht Sub 3 is launched from the aft-deck and can be stored below deck in a specially designed storage.

M/Y Game Changer

Refitted in 2020, the now 72 meter long M/Y Game Changer is the ultimate exploration vessel. Aboard is the 1,140 meter depth rated C-Researcher 3 submersible, the most advanced manned submersible to date.

M/Y Adur

M/Y Adur (45.2 meters) is currently being built in The Netherlands by Hakvoort. She houses a U-Boat Worx NEMO submersible in a specially-designed storage garage.

M/Y Shinkai

Meet Shinkai, the world’s first superyacht designed around a submersible. When the owner of the 54.9-meter explorer placed his order with Feadship, he already had a new U-Boat Worx C-Researcher 3 waiting to be accommodated. With ocean exploration at the forefront of the owner’s mind, Shinkai – meaning ‘Deep Sea’ in Japanese – sets a new bar for bespoke, purpose-built, sub-orientated design.

  • C-Researcher series

    C-Researcher Series
    • C-Researcher 2
      500 M 1,640 Ft
      5,750 KG 12,700 Lb
      2
    • C-Researcher 2
      1,140 M 3,740 Ft
      7,200 KG 15,800 Lb
      2
    • C-Researcher 2
      3,000 M 9,840 Ft
      9,960 KG 21,950 Lb
      2
    • C-Researcher 3
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      6,300 KG 13,900 Lb
      3
    • C-Researcher 3
      1,140 M 3,740 Ft
      8,900 KG 19,620 Lb
      3
    • C-Researcher 3
      2,500 M 8,200 Ft
      11,300 KG 24,910 Lb
      3
    • C-Researcher 3 LH
      500 M 1,640 Ft
      4,100 KG 9,040 Lb
      3
    • C-Researcher 3 LH
      1,700 M 5,570 Ft
      10,500 KG 23,150 Lb
      3
    • C-Researcher 5
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      8,600 KG 18,960 Lb
      5
    Learn about the C-Researcher series
  • NEXUS Series

    NEXUS Series
    • NEXUS 7
      200 M 650 Ft
      11,000 KG 24,000 Lb
      7
    • NEXUS 8
      200 M 650 Ft
      12,000 KG 26,000 Lb
      9
    Learn about the NEXUS Series
  • Cruise Sub series

    Cruise Sub Series
    • Cruise Sub 5
      500 M 1,640 Ft
      8,500 KG 18,750 Lb
      5
    • Cruise Sub 5
      1,140 M 3,750 Ft
      11,000 KG 24,250 Lb
      5
    • Cruise Sub 5
      1,700 M 5,570 Ft
      16,000 KG 35,260 Lb
      5
    • Cruise Sub 7
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      9,500 KG 20,940 Lb
      7
    • Cruise Sub 7
      1,140 M 3,740 Ft
      14,500 KG 31,970 Lb
      7
    • Cruise Sub 9
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      11,000 KG 24,250 Lb
      9
    • Cruise Sub 11
      200 M 650 Ft
      13,300 KG 29,320 Lb
      11
    Learn about the Cruise Sub series
  • Super Yacht Sub

    Super Yacht Sub 3
    • Super Yacht Sub 3
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      3,800 KG 8,380 Lb
      3
    Learn about the Super Yacht Sub
  • C-Explorer series

    C-Explorer Series
    • C-Explorer 3
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      6,010 KG 13,250 Lb
      3
    • C-Explorer 5
      200 M 650 Ft
      7,340 KG 16,180 Lb
      5
    Learn about the C-Explorer series
  • NEMO series

    NEMO
    • NEMO 2
      100 M 330 Ft
      2,500 KG 5,510 Lb
      2
    Learn about the NEMO series
  • Super Sub

    Super Sub
    • Super Sub
      300 M 1,000 Ft
      9,000 KG 19,800 Lb
      3
    Learn about the Super Sub
  • UWEP

    UWEP
    • 120 OCCUPANTS
      150 M 500 Ft
      120
    Learn about the UWEP
  • Nautilus

    Nautilus
    • 17 occupants
      150 M 500 Ft
      17
    Learn about the Nautilus
Model Overview
feet/poundsmeter/kilogram
  • Occupants (min.)

    2
    99
  • Depth (min.)

    100
    3000
    328
    9840
  • Weight (max.)

    2480
    1300000
    5465
    2500000
  • Height (max.)

    150
    1000
    60
    1000