Research Sub Alvin Completes First Deep Dive, Various Locations

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 EXTENSION 75111 Release No. 153-65 Footage: 200' DUPE NEGATIVE TO: July 21, 1965 FINE GRAIN TO; RESEARCE SUBMARINE ALVIN COMPLETES FIRST DEEP DIVE (Official Navy footage released by Department of Defense) ALVIN, the Navy's first deep-diving research submerine, successfully completed its initial deep dive to a depth of 6,000 feet yesterday off Audros Island in the Bahama 120 miles southeast of Miami. ALVIN stayed on the bottom for 20 minutes and all systems were checked out satisfactorily. Pilot for the test of the unique 22-foot undersea vehicle VBS William Rainie of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts. Co-pilot was Marvin McCamies also of Woods Hole. ALVIN is operated by Woods Hole 8.8 part of a broad oceanographic research program supported by the Navy's Office 11 Mayal Research. Further deep dives will conclude 1 longthy and rigorous testing of the vehicle. Later this nummer's ALVIN will conduct deep ocean engineering and scientific operations off As the first phase of OR's long range deep research vehicle (DRV) program, ALVEN is a research tock which will enable oceanographers to make long awated "on site" observebia. of deep water conditions. With much greater range and unneuverability times "deep see elevator" bathyscaphs like TRIESTE, ALVION will be capable of nore extensive research. Sequences above (a) ALVIN in its candle. (b) Raising and lowering controls of ALVIN cradle. (c) ALVIN being Lowered in water. (d) ALVIN being readied for dive. (B) ALVIN submerged (1) ALVIN undervoring underwater HOTE TO EDITORS: 200' 550m fine grain handed out to UFI Nevafilm for servicing TV and thentrical pool members. Fine grain to be forwarded to Aray Pictorial Center, 35-11. 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York, within 72 hours. NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. D23413

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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