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Date
Submersible
Status
1971
DEEP VIEW
Retired (ca 1973)
DSRV-2
Active
MAKAKAI
Retired (ca 1975)
NEKTON GAMMA
Active
SEA-LINK I
Active
1972
OPSUB (PERRY)
Retired (ca 1974)
SEA RANGER
Retired (ca 1980)
1973
—
—
1974
PC-14C-1 CLELIA
Active
(ex DIAPHUS)
1975
SEA-LINK II
Active
PERRY PC-14C-2
Active
1976
PISCES VI
Inactive
1977
—
—
1978
PIONEER I
Inactive
1979
—
—
1980
—
—
1981
—
—
1982
DELTA
Active
1983
PERRY PC-1805
Inactive
1984
DEEP ROVER
Active
NOTES: This table does not include ROVs or AUVs. DSVs in bold italics were developed by U.S. Navy. This table does not include one-off and backyard submersibles. The line between inactive and retired is not precise. In general, inactive refers to DSVs that can be put back into service without excessive restoration. Retired designates submersibles that cannot be put back into service, have been given to museums, junked, or are similarly unavailable. During years with dashes, no DSVs were put into service. The submersibles listed were built in the United States and worked at least part of their lives for U.S. companies. Not included are DSVs built by U.S. companies (primarily Perry) and exported or foreign-built DSVs now used by U.S. companies.