The Deep Vehicles Branch of the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office has employed six manned submersibles on nearly 100 dives for the purpose of developing instrumentation and techniques for oceanographic surveys. Experience has shown that instrument systems have not kept pace with the development of submersible capabilities. Design criteria, recognizing such problems as environment extremes, interfacing, interference, miniaturization and vehicle restraints should be established for effective instrument development. Multi-parameter instrument ...
The U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office used the Westinghouse submersible DEEPSTAR-4000 for 13 dives during October and November 1967. Marine geology, biology and the physical properties of the water column were studied on the 10 deep dives of this series. These dives were accomplished along the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean. Great similarities in the bottom features at widely separated sites as well as dissimilarities in ...
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