APPENDIX D U.S. Government Agencies that Own and/or Use Submersibles a
Agency |
Submersible |
Owned |
Leased |
Purposes |
U.S. Navy |
DSVs |
X |
X |
General mission support |
|
ROVs |
X |
X |
General mission support |
|
AUVs |
X |
|
Experimental development |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
ROVs |
X |
X |
Inspection of dams and other underwater structures |
U.S. Army Ballistic Defense Command |
DSVs |
|
X |
Recovery of missile parts in splash-down area of range |
U.S. Air Force |
DSVs |
|
X |
Recovery of missile parts in splash-down zone of missile range |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
AUVs |
X |
X |
Experimental development |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
ROVs |
X |
|
Development of telepresence vehicle controls for missions to other planets |
Environmental Protection Agency |
DSVs |
|
X |
Inspection of seafloor dump sites |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationb |
DSVs |
|
X |
General oceanographic research |
|
ROVs |
X |
X |
General oceanographic and fisheries research |
U.S. Department of the Interiorc |
DSVs |
|
X |
Research in Crater Lake, Oregon, for National Park Service |
|
ROVs |
|
X |
|
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration |
ROVs |
X |
|
Drug interdiction |
U.S. Coast Guard |
ROVs |
X |
|
Maritime law enforcement |
U.S. Customs Service |
ROVs |
|
X |
Underwater inspection of ships and structures for contraband |
a This listing illustrates the scope and diversity of U.S. federal agencies that have employed submersibles to support their missions. No attempt has been made to describe each vehicle used in the past 35 years, and there are probably more than are shown here. The intent is to show that a variety of government agencies have used submersibles. b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agencies that have used submersibles are: the National Undersea Research Program and the National Marine Fisheries Service. c U.S. Department of the Interior agencies that have used submersibles are the U.S. Geological Survey, the Minerals Management Service, and the National Park Service. |