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Mk VIII SDV

Manned Submersibles · Sea · operated by 1 country on the map · 2 units on record

A free-flooding ('wet') mini-submarine used by US Navy SEALs to covertly transport swimmers and gear, in service since 1983 and built by The Columbia Group. The improved Mark 8 Mod 1 has an aluminum hull, roughly twice the range and 1.5x the speed of its predecessor, carrying two crew plus four swimmers.

Mk VIII SDV
Photo from open sources, shown for identification of the type

Operators

CountryBranchQuantity
USUnited StatesUS Navy2on the map →

Note

SEAL Delivery Vehicle.

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