| Themes > Science > Earth Sciences > Oceanography > Research Vessels > Submersibles > Trieste > October 5, 1959 |
HONOLULU--(NAVNEWS)--The Navy will send its deep-sea diving sphere, Trieste, on a three-month series of explorations off the Marianas Islands in early November, Pacific Fleet Headquarters has announced. A team of civilian scientists and naval personnel from the Naval Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, will use the bathyscaph Trieste for tests to gather scientific data in waters deeper than those available near the continental shelf adjacent to the United States. The tests will be conducted under the joint sponsorship of Naval Electronics Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research. The explorations will be part of the global long-term oceanographic and marine research program pursued by the Navy. Headquarters for the project will be at the Naval Station on Guam. Trieste was shipped out of San Diego this week enroute to Guam. The submersible is capable of operating under its own power and of descending 20,000 feet. The craft was designed and built by Auguste and Jacques Piccard, Swiss-born father-and-son team, and was delivered to the Navy in August 1958. |
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