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Power Sources 



A comparative analysis of three s)Stenis for 

 supplying power to an underwater installation 

 will be undertaken: (1) generation of power on the 

 sea floor; (2) transmission of power from shore 

 installations; and (3) transmission of power from 

 moored surface platforms. 



Supporting Systems 



The Bureau is de\eloping facilities for testing 

 components in a simulated deep ocean environ- 

 ment. Procurement has been initiated for a 

 5,500 psi pressure tank, 6 feet in diameter by 

 16 feet long, to be delivered early in FY 1967. In 

 addition to this eqtiipment further development 

 will be imdertaken on a complete deep ocean 

 placement and observation s)stem for conduct 

 of in situ tests of all t)pes at suitable deep ocean 

 test sites. 



Special Projects Office 



(Deep Submergence Systems Pioject — DSSP) 



FY 1965-133,500,000* 

 FY 1966-112,400,000 

 FY 1967 -$32.846.000 



Background 



The Deep Submergence Systems Project was 

 established by the Secretary of the Navy in June 

 1964, and placed under the management of the 

 Special Projects Office. In February 1966, the 

 Deep Submergence Project was established as 

 a CNM designated project as a separate entity. 

 Its broad objective is to provide the system 

 capabilities and supporting technology required 

 by the Navy to operate throughout the ocean's 

 volume. The project's major elements are outlined 

 below. 



Proposed FY 1967 Program 



1. Submarine Location, Escape, Rescue 



(a) Location: The objective is to achieve a capa- 

 bility to locate a distressed submarine and deter- 

 mine the cause and nature of the disablement. 



'Includes $30,000,000 for NR-1 Development. 



Aids to investigation may include a pinger and 

 alerting timer. 



(b) Escape: A three part program to improve 

 present submarine and undersea vehicle escape 

 capability is planned. 



(1) Immersion suits and one-man life rafts 

 to increase the survival possibilities of 

 escaping personnel. 



(2) Improved escape training of undersea 

 \ehicle personnel. 



(3) An experimental 600-foot open-sea free 

 ascent to demonstrate the feasibility of 

 emergency exit from a disabled sub- 

 marine at deep depths. 



(c) Rescue: A new rescue system is planned to 

 permit the rescue of surviving submarine person- 

 nel tmder all weather conditions, under ice, and 

 at depths as great as present submarine collapse 

 depths. This system will consist of three units of 

 rescue submersible vehicles, each tmit to be com- 

 prised of two vehicles. These vehicles will be air 

 transportable to provide rapid response to an 

 undersea disaster anywhere in the world. They 

 will be carried to the scene of operations "piggy- 

 back" aboard a nuclear submarine or aboard a 

 specially configured smface support ship. The 

 vehicles will be designed to operate at a maximum 

 depth consistent with technology and cost con- 

 straints. Each will have a crew of two operators 

 and one medical technician and will be capable of 

 transferring at least 12 survi\'ors on each trip 

 from the disabled submarine to the mother sub- 

 marine. 



In FY 1967, fabricadon and assembly of the 

 rescue prototype vehicle will continue, and work 

 will commence on the first of five operational 

 rescue vehicles. Operator and maintenance crew 

 training will also be started and the feasibility 

 of training personnel to escape from 200-foot 

 depths will be, investigated. 



2. Deep Sea Search and Small Object Recovery 



More than 80% of the ocean volume lies below 

 present Navy operaung capabilities. A system is 

 needed to permit smveys, investigations, and 

 recovery of small objects, such as ordnance and 

 small parts of ships, from depths to 20,000 feet. 

 A search test vehicle will be designed to evaluate 

 new materials and equipment. In addition, a deep 

 sea test range will be developed to test concepts 



