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Suggested Citation:"D U.S. Government Agencies That Own and/or Use Submersibles." National Research Council. 1996. Undersea Vehicles and National Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5069.
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APPENDIX E Deep Submersible Vehicles in Service or Available Worldwide

Country

Submersible

Operator

Depth

Date Built or Modified

USAa

Alvin

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

4,500 m

1964/mod 1973

 

Clelia

Harbor Branch Institution of Oceanography

350 m

1974

 

Delta

Delta Oceanographics, Inc.

300 m

1982

 

Diving Saucer

Jacques Cousteau Society

350 m

1959

 

Nekton Gamma

Carribean Research Lab

300 m

1970

 

NR-1

U.S. Navy

700 m

1969

 

Pisces V

University of Hawaii

1,500 m

1973

 

Sea Cliff

U.S. Navy

6,000 m

1964/mod 1982

 

Sea-Link 1

Harbor Branch

800 m

1971

 

Sea-Link 2

Harbor Branch

800 m

1975

 

Snooper

Undersea Graphics

300 m

1969

 

Turtle

U.S. Navy

3,000 m

1968/mod 1985

Russiab

Argos

P.P. Shirshov Institute

600 m

1975

 

MIR I

P.P. Shirshov Institute

6,000 m

1987

 

MIR II

P.P. Shirshov Institute

6,000 m

1987

 

Osmotr

P.P. Shirshov Institute

300 m

1985

 

Pisces XI

P.P. Shirshov Institute

2,000 m

1975

 

Pisces VII

P.P. Shirshov Institute

2,000 m

1975

Ukrainec

Sever 2

Academy of Science

2,000 m

1969

 

Sever 2 Bis

Academy of Science

2,000 m

1970

 

Benthos I

Academy of Science

300 m

1969

 

Benthos II

Academy of Science

300 m

1972

 

Tinro-2

Academy of Science

400 m

1973

 

Tinro-2 Bis

Academy of Science

400 m

1974

Franced

Cyana

IFREMER

3,000 m

1970

 

Deep Rover 2

Ellipse Program

1,000 m

1994

 

Deep Rover 2

Ellipse Program

1,000 m

1994

 

Nautile

IFREMER

6,000 m

1985

 

Saga

IFREMER

600 m

1987

 

SO-450-Vaimana

Papete, Tahiti

Industrie et

Tourisme Sous-Marin

450 m

1982

Japan

Shinkai 2000

JAMSTEC

2,000 m

1981

 

Shinkai 6500

JAMSTEC

6,500 m

1987

Canada

Deep Rover

Can Dive

1,000 m

1984

 

Pisces IV

Institute of Ocean Science

2,000 m

1972

Suggested Citation:"D U.S. Government Agencies That Own and/or Use Submersibles." National Research Council. 1996. Undersea Vehicles and National Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5069.
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Country

Submersible

Operator

Depth

Date Built or Modified

Romaniae

SC-200

Institute of Oceanology

200 m

1979

 

SM-358

Institute of Oceanology

300 m

1979

Switzerland

A.F. Forel

Piccard

500 m

1979

Germany

JAGO

Max Planck Institute

500 m

1990

Finland

SM 80/2

Finnish National Board of Waters and Environment

500 m

1990

South Koreaf

Hae Yang 250

Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute

100 m

1988

Bulgariag

PC-8

Institute of Oceanology

200 m

1981

SOURCE: Don Walsh, International Maritime, Inc.

a U.S. Navy submersibles primarily support Navy missions; however, significant amounts of time are provided to the U.S. marine science community each year.

b Because of uncertain economic conditions in Russia, few operations are being conducted at present. Several of these submersibles have been offered for sale.

c Because of uncertain economic conditions in Ukraine, few operations are being conducted at present. Several of these submersibles have been offered for sale.

d Saga is currently in storage. The SO-450 will be used in French Polynesia for scientific and commercial operations.

e The operational status of these submersibles is unknown because of uncertain economic conditions in Romania.

f This Kordi submersible was built in Korea and is currently inactive.

g Because of uncertain economic conditions in Bulgaria, this submersible is believed to be inactive.

Suggested Citation:"D U.S. Government Agencies That Own and/or Use Submersibles." National Research Council. 1996. Undersea Vehicles and National Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5069.
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