A *simple* google search for "D-cell AUV Navy"
revealed the following.

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,430240-5,00.html

"Currently, small AUVs like Remus can operate for up
to 22 hours and larger ones like Seahorse for up to 72
hours"

"The Seahorse runs on 9,216 alkaline D cell batteries,
the kind normally used in flashlights. For now that is
the most efficient method, Head says, because D cells
have higher energy density than currently available
rechargeable batteries."

http://pao.cnmoc.navy.mil/pao/n_online/archive/vol21no2/articles/seahorse.htm

Powered by more than 9,000 D-cell batteries, the
Seahorse can sustain four knots for up to 72 hours of
operation.

Then a search for "best power density battery table"

http://www.hamar.fsnet.co.uk/teg/2/batteries.html

Table listing Wh/kg

http://www.buchmann.ca/article20-page1.asp

Table listing $/kWH


--- Marcelo Puhl <mark@CPOVO.NET> wrote:
> And what about size and weght?
>
> On 15 Mar 2003 at 7:46, Bob Ammerman wrote:
>
> > Not a joke.
> > I expect the batteries are prepackaged into
> modules to speed changeout time.
> > ...and you really don't expect the military to be
> too concerned about costs,
> > do you.
> >
> > Bob Ammerman
> > RAm Systems
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter L. Peres" <plp@ACTCOM.CO.IL>
> > To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 4:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [EE]: Honda Insight Batteries
> >
> >
> > > >While reading a article in Popular Science
> regarding US Navy AUVs
> > > >(autonomous underwater vehicles) I was
> astonished to learn that one of
> > > >them was powered by more then 9000 regular
> alkaline D cells!
> > >
> > > This is a joke, right ? At 5 seconds/battery it
> would take 12.5 man-hours
> > > to change them and a trip would cost $18000 (at
> $2/battery). Either that
> > > or Duracell is financing them. Or someone used
> Stephen King's
> > > Tommyknockers for inspiration and did not get
> the point about the power
> > > lines.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
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