Sep 23, 2016 | Featured Artifacts
USS Tecumseh (SSBN 628) was a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine. She was built by the Electric Boat Company in 1962, launched June 22, 1963, and commissioned on May 29, 1964. As an SSBN, Tecumseh was operated by alternating blue and gold crews that...
Sep 23, 2016 | Featured Artifacts
Sturgeon-class submarines were the workhorses of the Submarine Force during the Cold War. These fast attack submarines conducted surveillance and reconnaissance (intelligence gathering) missions, took part in battle and strike group operations, and provided precision...
Sep 19, 2016 | Featured Artifacts
Most diving suits are ambient pressure (“soft”) suits that protect their wearers from the cold and surrounding environment, but not from the pressure of the water. At extreme depths, an atmospheric pressure (“hard”) suit maintains surface pressure internally,...
Sep 19, 2016 | Featured Artifacts
The Mark V diving rig was used by the U.S. Navy for deep sea and salvage diving from 1916 through the early 1980s. Designed for intensive diving operations and to provide maximum physical protection, the Mark V allowed divers to work at much deeper depths than had...
Sep 19, 2016 | Featured Artifacts
The Unmanned Free-Swimming Submersible (UFSS) was one of the first autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). It was developed as a test vehicle in the late 1970s to demonstrate the potential of autonomous vehicles over long distances and to study laminar flow. The Naval...
