Undersea Vehicles and National Needs (1996)
Chapter: B Foreign Developments
APPENDIX C Development of Deep Submersible Vehicles in the United States: 1958–1994
|
Date |
Submersible |
Status |
|
1958 |
TRIESTE |
Retired, 1964 |
|
1959 |
— |
— |
|
1960 |
— |
— |
|
1961 |
SPORTSMAN 300 |
Retired (ca 1965) |
|
1962 |
PC3-X |
Retired (ca 1978) |
|
1963 |
PC-3B |
Retired (ca 1967) |
|
|
SPORTSMAN 600 |
Retired (ca 1967) |
|
|
STAR I |
Retired (ca 1966) |
|
1964 |
ASHERAH |
Retired (ca 1970) |
|
|
ALUMINAUT |
Retired (ca 1974) |
|
|
ALVIN |
Active (modified 1973) |
|
|
DEEP JEEP |
Retired (ca 1967) |
|
|
PERRY PC 3A (2 bit) |
Retired, 1975 |
|
|
TRIESTE II |
Retired, 1966 |
|
1965 |
DEEP STAR 4000 |
Retired (ca 1972) |
|
1966 |
HIKINO |
Retired (ca 1968) |
|
|
MORAY |
Retired (ca 1969) |
|
|
STAR II |
Retired, 1991 |
|
|
STAR III |
Retired (ca 1974) |
|
|
TRIESTE II (No. 2) |
Retired, 1982 |
|
|
KITTREDGE K-250 |
(41 built from 1966–1980; most are retired) |
|
1967 |
DEEP QUEST |
|
|
|
PAULO I (SEA OTTER) |
Retired (ca 1988) |
|
|
|
Inactive |
|
1968 |
BEAVER |
Retired (ca 1985) |
|
|
BEN FRANKLIN |
Retired (ca 1971) |
|
|
DEEP DIVER (PLC4) |
Retired (ca 1972) |
|
|
DOWB |
Retired (ca 1972) |
|
|
SHELF DIVER |
Inactive |
|
|
TURTLE |
Active (modified 1985) |
|
|
NEKTON ALPHA |
Inactive |
|
1969 |
DEEPSTAR 2000 |
Retired (ca 1977) |
|
|
KUMUKAHI |
Retired (ca 1973) |
|
|
NR-1 |
Active |
|
|
SNOOPER |
Active |
|
1970 |
DSRV-1 |
Active |
|
|
NEKTON BETA |
Inactive |
|
|
NEMO |
Retired |
|
|
SEA CLIFF |
Active (modified 1982) |
|
|
SURVEY SUB 1 (PC-9) |
Retired (ca 1974) |
|
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. |
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