Wet Nellie
Wet Nellie | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wet Nellie |
| Namesake | Little Nellie |
| Owner | Elon Musk (since 2013) |
| Ordered | 1976 |
| Builder | Perry Oceanographic, Inc. |
| Cost | $100,000 |
| Laid down | 1976 |
| Launched | 1976 |
| Sponsored by | Eon Productions |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Acquired | 2013 |
| Commissioned | 1976 |
| Maiden voyage | 1976 |
| In service | 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Customized Lotus Esprit |
| Type | Wet sub |
| Length | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Beam | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Height | 4 feet (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 electric motors |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
"Wet Nellie" is the behind-the-scenes name given to a custom-built submarine, created for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me in the shape of a Lotus Esprit S1 sports car. The Esprit was chosen to give James Bond a glamorous car to drive. "Wet Nellie" is named in reference to Little Nellie, an autogyro featured in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, which was itself named after actress and comedian Nellie Wallace.