Testing Tanks

Bayou Vista

Phoenix has a new, modern test tank, built in 2022, at our Bayou Vista, LA facility that measures 13′ 6″ OD X 40′ H and holds 39,700 gallons.

This tank includes an open walkway encircling the top, strategically placed viewports around the tank for monitoring activities, and an air diving control system with full diver communications and real-time video display and recording.

It can be utilized for multiple subsea applications including:

  • underwater weld testing (both wet and dry habitat conditions)
  • underwater Nondestructive Testing (NDT) applications
  • performance trials
    • underwater welding certifications
    • underwater tooling calibration and testing
Largo, MD

The tank at our Largo, MD office is a 21,000-gallon, self-contained test tank located just outside our warehouse. The tank measures 21’ L X 12’ W X 12’ deep and is surrounded on 2 sides by an aluminum catwalk with a staircase and egress ladder. The tank features two observation windows to allow for viewing of undersea systems during testing. A staging platform beside the tank offers an ideal location for pre-dive tests, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Other characteristics of our tank include:

  • Sufficiently sized to fully submerge large ROVs or AUVs
  • Capable of supporting underwater testing of a wide range of AUV and ROV subsystems
  • Designed to meet all Federal and state environmental regulations and policies
  • Positioned to allow for easy crane access for placing/removing large systems
Chesapeake, VA

The tank at our Chesapeake, VA office is an 11,750-gallon, self-contained test tank measuring 20’ deep X 10’ wide including an observation window, steps, dive station platform, and an upgraded water filtration system.

The tank supports underwater welding training for NAVSEA procedures, commercial American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) welding certifications, and underwater testing of electrodes that will be produced and coated at the Chesapeake facility.

Client Rental

All tanks are available to be rented out by clients to perform equipment or material trials in a controlled underwater environment prior to project execution.

Contact Information:

Bayou Vista, LA Tank    Troy Turner; 985-399-0606

Largo, MD Tank             Pete LeHardy; 301-341-7800

Chesapeake, VA Tank   Michael Sonnenberg; 757-855-7516