OceanGate, Inc.

OceanGate Inc. is a privately held company operating out of Everett, Washington that provides subsea crewed submersible solutions for industry, research and exploration. The company was founded in 2009 by Stockton Rush.[1]

This article is about the submarine company. For other corporations and companies, see Oceangate.

Submersibles

Cyclops (500 meters)
Cyclops 1 Submersible on display at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)

In collaboration with the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory,[2] OceanGate developed the submersible Cyclops 1, a revolutionary 5-person submersible that is capable of reaching depths up to a maximum of 500 meters (1,640 ft).[3] Launched in March 2015, the Cyclops 1 submersible is the first Cyclops Class submersible developed by OceanGate.[4]

Titan (4000 meters)

OceanGate worked with engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama to develop and manufacture Titan, a 5-person vessel made of carbon fiber and titanium.[5] The filament wound cylinder that forms the center section of the pressure vessel is 5 in (130 mm) thick and made from 660 layers of carbon fiber material. The entire pressure vessel consists of two titanium hemispheres, two matching titanium interface rings, and the 142 cm (56 in) internal diameter, 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) long carbon fiber wound cylinder – the largest such device ever built for use in a crewed submersible.

The use of carbon fiber drastically reduces the overall weight compared to other deep-sea submersibles and the integrated launch and recovery platform increases flexibility during deployment and transportation.

OceanGate’s Titan is the vessel used in the survey expeditions of the RMS Titanic wreckage site. The first expedition took place in 2021.[6]

References
  1. "Cyclops Submersible Brings Deep-Water Exploration to the 21st Century". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. "Joint Venture to Produce Manned Submersible". apl.uw.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. "An ambassador to Neptune's kingdom | The Economist". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. "Xconomy: OceanGate Unveils Cyclops Sub to Help Businesses, Researchers Go Deep". Xconomy. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. Inc, OceanGate. "OceanGate, Inc. Engineered Submersible Marks a Pivotal Shift in Deep Sea Exploration with Series of Successful Titanic Dives". goSkagit. Retrieved 2022-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "OceanGate sub makes first dive to Titanic wreck site and captures photos of debris". GeekWire. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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