1/72 MANNED RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLE SHINKAI 6500The Shinkai 6500 is a modern Japanese manned bathyscaphe designed for scientific research. The unit entered service in 1990. The ship is 9. 5 meters long and 2. 7 meters wide (diameter). The underwater speed is up to 2. 5 knots and the drive is provided by electric batteries. The crew consists of three people. So far, only three bathyscaphes of this type have been built. The Shinkai 6500 was developed and built for the Japanese government agency