1968 – AUTEC I and II Submersibles – General Dynamics (American)

1968 – AUTEC I and II Submersibles by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. Designated TURTLE and SEA CLIFF by the U.S. Navy. Press Release – 1968 – Escape Capsule GROTON, CONN.:  This artist's concept of an AUTEC Research Submarine shows the use of tools selected from an external tool compartment. In an emergency …

1966 – Underwater Power Source – Renic P Vincent, Lawrence B Wilder (American)

Underwater power source Publication number    US3418818 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    31 Dec 1968 Filing date    22 Apr 1966 Priority date    22 Apr 1966 Inventors    Renic P Vincent, Lawrence B Wilder Original Assignee    Pan American Petroleum Corp ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method and apparatus for supplying power to underwater apparatuses which makes use …

1966 – Underwater Manipulator System – John R Moore, James S Sweeney (American)

Underwater manipulator system Publication number    US3414136 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    3 Dec 1968 Filing date    18 Jan 1966 Priority date    18 Jan 1966 Inventors    John R Moore, James S Sweeney Original Assignee    North American Rockwell ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE System for positioning an underwater manipulator arm to correspond with the position of an …

1931-3 – “Explorer” Submersible – Simon Lake (American)

1931-3 – "Explorer" Submersible by Simon Lake. The "Explorer" is located at Milford Landing Marina, 37 Helwig St. Milford Connecticut 06460. The "Explorer" was the last boat built by the pioneering submarine designer and builder, Simon Lake. The Explorer was intended strictly for research and salvage and was linked to a mother ship for air …

1966-7 – DOWB Submersible – General Motors (American)

 DEEP OCEAN WORK BOAT (DOWB), a two man submersible built by General Motors in the United States by General Motors AC Electronics Division, was initially launched on October l2, 1967. Windowless, it has top and bottom "fish eye" lenses, plus television cameras, for full 360 degree vision. A TV viewing system is mounted on …