Alvin (DSV-2) is a crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The original vehicle was built by General Mills' Electronics Group [1] in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Designed to replace bathyscaphes and cumbersome underwater oceanographic vehicles, the manned deep-ocean research submersible, Alvin (DSV-2), was placed into service by the U.S. Navy on June 5,...

A deep-submergence vehicle (DSV) is a deep-diving crewed submersible that is self-propelled. [citation needed] Several navies operate vehicles that can be accurately described as DSVs.

The 2020 operational year was shorter than normal to facilitate commencement of the quinquennial submersible overhaul and Upgrade Phase 2. The support vessel Atlantis mid-life refit coincided with submersible service/refurbishment.

May 28, 2024 · Synopsis: The world-famous DSV Alvin was commissioned 60 years ago, on June 5, 1964. Today, it is the United States Navy’s only deep-submergence vehicle that can safely carry researchers to the seafloor, as deep as 21,300 ft (6,500 m).

Dec 20, 2013 · ALVIN (DSV-2) is a deep-diving research submersible that is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, although she is owned by the Navy. ALVIN, which began her service in 1964, has carried up to three people at a time on [...]

Jul 21, 2017 · This rare film shows the design and construction of the Alvin submersible DSV-2, made in conjunction with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. A groundbreaking craft, Alvin was designed as a replacement for bathyscaphes …

Three 6-foot diameter HY-100 steel spheres were fabricated, and on 05 June 1964 the DSV-2. was commissioned. The sub proved its worth in 1966 by assisting in the search for and recovery of a US hydrogen bomb accidently lost in 780 meters of water off the coast of Spain. The three-place submersible.

In 2010 we introduced the DSV-2, our first mount with slow motion controls and full balancing capability. The DSV-2 has been a hit with stargazers looking for a premium small Alt-Az mount, many of whom have written us telling how much they enjoy using their mount.

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