June 5, 1964 – Alvin (DSV-2), a manned deep-ocean research submersible built by General Mills' Electronics Group in Minneapolis, Minn., was commissioned on this date. The vehicle is owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Mass.
“The submersible has made over 4,400 dives, carrying two scientists and a pilot, to observe the lifeforms that must cope with super-pressures and move about in total darkness. Research conducted by Alvin has been featured in nearly 2,000 scientific papers.” It’s most famous expedition was the exploration of the wreckage of RMS Titanic in July 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Alvin
“The submersible has made over 4,400 dives, carrying two scientists and a pilot, to observe the lifeforms that must cope with super-pressures and move about in total darkness. Research conducted by Alvin has been featured in nearly 2,000 scientific papers.” It’s most famous expedition was the exploration of the wreckage of RMS Titanic in July 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Alvin
Alvin in 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ALVIN_submersible.jpg
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