1965 – PISCES Submersibles – (Canadian)

PISCES Production DSV         Completed     Depth (ft)     Crew PISCES I      1965         1,200         2 PISCES II     1968         2,600         3 PISCES III    1969         3,600         3 PISCES IV     1971       6,500         3 PISCES …

1906 – Apparatus for Submarine Recovering Operations Patent – Becchi and Tarantini (Italian)

1906 – Apparatus for Submarine Recovering Operations Patent by Becchi and Tarantini. Publication number US872888 A Publication type Grant Publication date Dec 3, 1907 Filing date Nov 15, 1906 Inventors Angelo Becchi, Giovanni Battista Tarantini Original Assignee Angelo Becchi, Giovanni Battista Tarantini APPARATUS FOR SUBMARINE RECOVERING OPERATIONS. This invention has for its object to provide …

1898 – Diving Apparatus Patent – James E Holland (American)

1898 – Diving Apparatus Patent by James E Holland. Publication number US638335 A Publication type Grant Publication date Dec 5, 1899 Filing date Dec 20, 1898 Priority date Dec 20, 1898   Inventors James E Holland Original Assignee Anton Lutz, James E Holland My invention relates to diving apparatus, and has special reference to such …

1966 – CRAB Remote-controlled Underwater Craft – Vyacheslav Yastrebov (Soviet)

1966 – CRAB Remote-controlled Underwater Craft by Dr. Vyacheslav Yastrebov "Aquator" [Дкватор] – a moving robot for underwater research – came out of the walls of the Bauman Institute. Designers believe that this device will become active assistant hydrologists, ocean scientists, biologists – all those who study the depths of the sea. The CRAB is …

1977 – ERIC-II Teleoperated ROV – (French)

The 1977 ERIC-II Remote Operated Vehicle. CABLE CONTROLLED DEEP SUBMERGENCE TELEOPERATOR SYSTEM Jean Vertut (CEA, Saclay, France) and Joel Charles (CERTSM, Toulon, France) ABSTRACT ERIC II, cable controlled deep submergence teleoperator system, is designed for remote observation, investigation and intervention from a surface ship, with a 6000 meters depth capability. The system is in development …