Secure, removable, wet pluggable data crypt for unmanned undersea vehicles

A method of assembling an unmanned undersea vehicle, the method comprising:

• assembling one or more vehicle sections, the sections comprising a vehicle hull;
• and
• selectively installing a data crypt through the vehicle hull, the data crypt configured to be selectively removable from the vehicle through the hull of the vehicle, the data crypt comprising:
• a persistent storage device configured to operate using SATA protocols;
• and
• one or more electrical connectors configured to selectively connect the data crypt to electrical equipment in the vehicle, wherein the connectors are impedance matched to mating connectors in the vehicle.

A method of using an unmanned undersea vehicle, the method comprising:

• deploying the unmanned undersea vehicle into an underwater environment, wherein the unmanned undersea vehicle comprises one or more vehicle sections, the sections comprising a vehicle hull, and a data crypt configured to be selectively removable from the vehicle through the hull of the vehicle, the data crypt comprising:
• a persistent storage device configured to operate using SATA protocols;
• and one or more electrical connectors configured to selectively connect the data crypt to electrical equipment in the vehicle, wherein the connectors are impedance matched to mating connectors in the vehicle;
• collecting data at one or more sensors at the unmanned undersea vehicle;
• and
• storing the collected data at the persistent storage device of the data crypt using SATA protocols.