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Submersibles are mini submarines used for scientific research rather than military purposes. The first submersible was built in 1578 but it was not until 1620 that Cornelius Drebbel successfully operated an enclosed rowboat with leather hides to make it waterproof. The Alvin, owned by the U.S. Navy but operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was developed in 1964 and named after the cartoon character. It carries equipment like video cameras, sensors, and manipulators to conduct scientific research and sample collection in the ocean.
Oceanography2sb
- 2. What is submersiblesSubmersibles are mini submarines used by anybody but the military. Mostly used by oceanographers, and marine scientists.
- 3. The first submersibleThe first submersible was made by William Bourne in 1578, but no one never pulled though with his dream until 40 years later by Cornelius Drebbel in 1620. It consisted of six oars and twelve people operating them. The ship was basically an enclosed rowboat with leather hide to waterproof it.
- 4. The AlvinThe Alvin is owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The sub was made in 1964. It was named after Alvin the cartoon character.
- 5. What the Alvin hasIts tools include video cameras, an underwater telephone, a computer, sonar, sediment corers, temperature probes, a magnetometer, and more. The Alvin also has manipulators that are used to collect scientific samples and to deploy equipment.
- 6. The Alvin's sizeThe Alvin is 23 feet long and 12 feet high. It has a 6.5-foot-diameter pressure hull.
- 7. Pictures of the future of submersibles