CONTENTS 



FOREWORD ii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Background 1 



Purpose of Navy Oceanography 2 



Relationship to the National Oceanographic Program 2 



Relationship to Other Navy Programs 4 



Interaction With Industry and Academic Participants 4 



Navy Oceanographic Organization, Management, 



and Funding 5 



National Needs and Ocean Engineering 7 



NAVY CAPABILITIES IN OCEAN ENGINEERING 10 



Undersea Vehicles 10 



Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) 12 



Deep Submergence Search Vehicle (DSSV) 14 



Deep Ocean Survey Vehicle (DOSV) 16 



Nuclear Powered Research and Ocean 



Engineering Vehicle (NR-1) 17 



Unmanned Vehicles 18 



Controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicle (CURV) 18 



Undersea Probe 21 



Undersea Installations 21 



Sub-Bottom Stations 23 



Bottom Stations 24 



Developments in Salvage 25 



Operational Salvage and Tools 29 



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