FA-FOREL PX-28 submersible

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FA-FOREL PX-28 submersible

Post by aukepalmhof » Sat Dec 04, 2021 2:07 am

FA-FOREL PX-28 u. Jacques Piccard (1922-2008)

FA-FOREL:…… was a manned underwater submersible built-in 1978 by Jacques Piccard. Built at the Giovanola fabrication plant in Monthey and launched in Ouchy (Lausanne), it was one of the four submarines that have explored the depths of Lake Geneva, along with the Auguste Piccard and the two Mirs. It is named after the Swiss Limnologist F.A. Forel.

The FA-FOREL achieved a total of 3,600 dives with more than 6,000 passengers between 1979 and 2005. Many of them were done in Lake Geneva, although the submersible visited many other lakes such as Lake Neuchâtel, Lake Constance, Lake Zurich, Lake Lucerne, Lake Maggiore, Lake Bracciano, and Lake Lugano. It also visited the Strait of Messina where it reached a depth of 560 meters. Although most of the missions were scientific, the submersible was also used for legal inquiries, industrial observations, and tourism.
The ship is currently on display at La Maison de la Rivière in Tolochenaz.

Name: FA-FOREL, Namesake: François-Alphonse Forel, Build SA, Launched: December 1978, Out of service: 2005, Status: La Maison de la Rivière

General characteristics
Type: Submersible, Displacement: 11 t (11 long tons; 12 short tons), Length: 7.54 m (24.7 ft), Beam: 2.12 m (7.0 ft), Height: 2.30 m (7.5 ft), Propulsion: electric motors, batteries, Speed: 4 km/h (2.5 mph), Crew: 3, Armament: None.

Source: Internet
Guinea 2016 20000 Fg, sg?, Scott?
Although this edition was recognized by the Guinean Postal Authority, it was not sold in Guinea, only marketed by Guinea's Philatelic Agency.
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