The 123-foot Nautilus is also designed for superyacht-style relaxation at the surface, boasting a massive sundeck with a freshwater pool, bar and beach club that retracts before submersion. But that’s not it’s most interesting feature. Designed in collaboration with Dutch manufacturer U-Boat Worx for extended underwater exploration, the sub can operate independently for up to 12 hours and has a range of up to 100 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 3 knots. Taking its name from the fictional submarine in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the Nautilus is a diesel-electric submarine concept with a 500-foot depth rating. The standard package includes two spotlights and floodlights. Other options include sonar, a manipulator arm, and a navigation package, which provides GPS coordinates to the helmsperson. For an extra $35,000, owners can choose custom colors. Nemo is compact, with roughly the same footprint as two jet skis, meaning it can fit on yachts as small as 100 feet, while its 5,500-lb.
Available in one- or two-seat models, the first ten were sold to owners looking to self-pilot. The owner-operated sub starts at about $632,800-around half the price of other subs on the market-and is now in production. The Nemo brings personal submersibles to the everyman.
