Alvin (Submarine)

Scope and Contents Film 258. 0:06 testing surface of sphere. 2:17 oscilloscope. 2:52 torch cutting metal plate. 6:13 person at controls, Lukens Steel. 6:43 heated half-sphere loaded onto a press by fork truck. Sphere rotated and shaped on press. 10:09 half-sphere removed from press. 11:06 fork truck removes metal plate from furnace. 12:50 turning sphere on press. 13:03 sphere in furnace. 13:18 turning sphere on press. 13:59 sphere in furnace. 16:44 forks removing metal plate from furnace and placing it on...

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0:01 Alvin moving along sea floor. 0:20 Marvin McCamis looking through viewport. 0:27 Alvin moving along sea floor. 0:41 Lulu at sea. 0:52 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 0:57 lowering Alvin on platform. 1:03 Alvin submerged with diver standing on top. 1:!2 underwater view of Alvin and diver. 1:18 diver swims back to small boat. 1:25 McCamis looking through viewport. 1:41 Alvin moving along sea floor. 2:16 side propellers moving. Runtime is 2 minutes 33 seconds. Film 298A.

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0:01 lowering Alvin on platform. 0:26 diver steps on to Alvin from lower deck of Lulu. 1:18 divers in water untying Alvin. 1:54 Alvin in water with small boat. 1:58 Marvin McCamis enters sphere and closes hatch. 2:24 Alvin in water with divers. 2:40 underwater view of diver with Alvin. 2:56 Alvin with diver. 3:07 McCamis on transmitter in sphere. 3:19 Bill Rainnie on transmitter in Lulu bridge. 3:25 Val Wilson. Film 298B.

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This collection contains film and media related to WHOI. Materials range from at-sea footage to recordings of seminars and many other subjects.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection contains film and media related to WHOI. Materials range from at-sea footage to recordings of seminars and many other subjects.

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Film 260 Runtime 28 minutes 36 seconds

Scope and Contents Film 252. 0:01 title card, "Office Of Naval Research presents Project Alvin in cooperation with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute" with cross-section diagram of Alvin. 0:25 Narration begins. 0:32 Alvin moving along sea floor. 0:55 diagram of Alvin. 1:41 hydraulic arm. 1:54 diagram of pressure hull. 2:19 cutting steel plates with torch. 2:39 forklift removes steel plate from furnace and places it in press. 3:15 steel plate rotating and pressed into shape. 4:02 testing of sphere. 4:17 welding...

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Reel 1 Alvin Dive 1112, July 14, 1981 Slope 1 The runtime for this video is 2h 02m 33s. Alvin dive 1112 took place on July 14, 1981 during voyage LU-110. The Chief Scientist was B. Hecker in the operating area of Delaware Capes. The HOV reached a depth of 1656 meters. The purpose was described as 'GEOLOGY' and the sponsor as 'BLM'.