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The Control Room Of A German Submarine From 1918

Taken in November 1918, these two photos show the inside of the UB-110 German Submarine. The valves were used to control the submarine and the reverse image is of four torpedo tubes used against a merchant ship in July 1918.

12 March 2013

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17 One-Man Submarines That Will Take Your Breath Away

The world got you down? Wish you could escape to somewhere calm, beautiful and quiet? No problem! Just hop into one of these amazing one-man submersibles, take a deep breath and propel yourself down into the deep blue sea. Serenity awaits.

11 March 2013

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For Just 2 Million Dollars You Can Have Your Own Underwater Plane

It’s one thing to have your own submarine. It’s another to have your own submarine that’s an awesome jet. And for just $US2 million that dream can come true with Spymaster’s custom Orcasub.

2 March 2013

Science

The First Images Of The Ocean Beneath Antarctica

NASA’s got all kinds of cred when it comes to space, but the very depths of our own planet’s oceans aren’t that much different. So who better to take a deep dive and drudge up the first images of the watery world beneath Antarctica’s ancient glaciers?

16 January 2013

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Monster Machines: Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Sub

While Russia’s submarine fleet remains a formidable force in the 21st century, the country still relies on craft built before the Iron Curtain lifted. Today, a lot of the subs are getting long in the tooth. However, the new SSBN Yury Dolgoruky will provide Mother Russia with a fresh set of nuclear fangs.

18 December 2012

Science

Monster Machines: DSVs Reveal The Flora And Fauna Of Hawaii’s Seas

The world’s oceans cover two-thirds of our planet but we’ve only explored about 10 per cent of its depths. Alvin can only do so much, so the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has relied on a twin pair of Deep Sea Vehicles (DSV) to explore the waters around Hawaii for over a decade and what they’ve found has already changed history.

26 November 2012

Entertainment

Monday Night Web Movie: Watch Australian Submariners Outwit The US Navy

You’ve heard the headlines about our sub-par (sorry) submarine program, right? How we’re overspending on a fleet that is entirely understaffed and underresourced? Those headlines don’t hold a candle to the reality. Welcome to Monday Night Web Movie…I’m on a sub!

12 October 2012

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Monster Machines: The ROV That Saves Sailors From Impossible Depths

It used to be that if you were stuck aboard a downed submarine, your best bet for rescue was to grow a set of gills — fast. Now, however, the US Navy can reach and extract sailors who are in over their heads with this deep-diving 16-passenger ROV.

3 August 2012

Science

Monster Machines: This Robot Sub Can Chart Nearly Every Inch Of The Ocean

As the world awaits Curiosity’s arrival on Mars, an alien landscape 227 million kilometres closer to home remains woefully unexplored. To chart the vast depths of the ocean, the UK has developed an unmanned sub capable of diving miles beneath the sea.

14 July 2012

Science

Searching For The Ocean’s Secrets From The Last Undersea Base

Two days ago, in the ocean a few kilometres off Key Largo Florida, I watched a woman dive six metres down to a sandy bottom. Conch skittered across sea floor while fish pecked at a nearby reef. A Barracuda snuck up behind me and glittered as it passed by. Then, an odd thing happened. The woman on the sea floor grasped her neck with both hands and a large cloud of air — it appeared to be an entire lung full — escaped from her bright yellow steel dive helmet.

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