The first research submarine capable of carrying passengers ... One test requires them to draw Alvin's hydraulic, electrical and other components — all from memory. They're mechanics, too ...

Alvin is one of the oldest deep-sea submersibles and is responsible for many scientific discoveries. Lisa Levin, an oceanographer, told Insider that Alvin missions are different from underwater ...

Alvin, the famous research submarine that revolutionized science’s understanding of the deep oceans and took the first human explorers to the wreckage of the Titanic, has a temporary new home ...

In 1917, two US submarines collided off the coast of San Diego and submarine USS F-1 sank to the ... pilots and test the human-occupied vehicle Alvin and autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry.

DOUG: ALVIN AND I WERE LAUNCHED IN THE SAME YEAR, 1964. IN THOSE 58 YEARS THE LITTLE WHITE SUBMARINE HAS CONDUCTED 150 SUCCESSFUL LIVES. PERHAPS NONE MORE ICONIC THAN I One of the most recognized ...

The famous mini research submarine Alvin arrived in San Diego on Thursday at the end of a mission in which its tiny crew witnessed the aftermath of a volcanic eruption on the seafloor while ...

The National Science Foundation completed surveys of the submarine using video cameras, imaging systems on Alvin, as well as sonar systems on Sentry and the research vessel Atlantis. They also ...