The Fabrication and Assembly of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle

The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) represents a challenge in advancement of materials and undersea technology. The unique mission of the DSRV requires the submersible to be transported by air within a C-141 aircraft; this unusual transport mode gives rise to the need for aerospace techniques of weight reduction and control. The DSRV was launched Jan. 24, 1970 at the Lockheed Ocean Laboratory, San Diego, which culminated over 3-1/2 years of work by the Ocean Systems Organization of Lockheed.