The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered undersea research and ocean engineering vehicle 

 NR—1 was launched in January 1969. The NR-l's long submerged endurance and 

 large instrumentation capacity zvill bring a new dimension to the study of marine 

 problems. 



in the Bahamas. Sea Cliff will be used in Navy research programs by the 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 



4. Instrumentation was installed to bring to eight the number of major 

 ships involved in the Navy's ocean research program now equipped with on- 

 board computer systems for real-time reduction of data. By providing results 

 immediately, these systems allow the scientist to make a preliminary analysis 

 of his experiment while on scene and to correct any unsatisfactory aspects. 

 While these systems currently find their most intense application in under- 



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