European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Exploring the Depths Mong Laucer lop and deep tar 4000 have been developed by work if continuing on and feel feet feet icc1 feet Reynolds launched in ii designed to operate at depth of feet by Carolyn Sloff writer Man has Only recently touched the surface of the deep this mysterious which covers More than three fourths of the still remains one of Mankind most Normida Bio but As lie probes the new and strange world of outer Man also Hopes one Day to inner to meet the the Manin these programs lire bringing into be ing undersea vehicles that once existed turn in science fiction leagues under the sea paraphernalia is part of the scientists and military researchers on the scene Are a variety of Dee sea Many of hem looking much like creatures which inhabit the watery depth this isl the 22foot lung the navys first Derp div ing rest Arch reached a rec or breaking depth of fed Neur new Providence Island in the Baha although Bathy scapes have attained greater Depths in the worlds oceans the for Dove to a depth of feel in Tho Marianas Trench March 1966 when scary Wirig for die sunken nuclear submarine Thresher off the Atlantic went to feet i was the deepest made thus fur with this new Type of manned further testing in the Bahamas also included an unmanned dive during which the Alvon was successfully lowered to a depth of portly Alvon was conceived and de signed through the cooperative efforts of the Woods oceanographic institution and the applied sciences division of construe lion by the Minneapolis firm and the re search program is supported by funds from the office of naval Alvyns High strength steel pressure Hull contains room for a Pilot and two who can observe through four viewing and scientific instr the Wall of the 7foot sphere is a Mere inches but is made of a special steel used for the first time la undersea vehicle Alvon was designed for submerged opera Tion for 810 with a maximum Range of about 25 Miles at a Speed of knots As a research will enable  to make Oil site observations of Deepwater with much Krc Alvr and Maneule ability than Dee sea elevator Bathy scapes like the the Alvon will Bocalla ble of More extensive a mechanical Arm will Aid the vessel in us far reaching its Large main propeller at the Stern can be turned from Side to Side to steer the vehicle in the same manner As a Small boat with an outboard a god egret with a radius less than its own length cur be made in about 15 on each just to the rear of the 5foot conning Tower arc Small lift propellers which can he rotated to direct thrust up or ahead or in an the pressure sphere can be disconnected and will to the surface with the Crew e electric has completed Ike first of a family of manned submersibles called the Cla like deeps Lar 4000 will enable a Crew of three to do useful tusks 01 a depth of other deep Star  Are on the drawing boards for operation at Depths of and the stars and stripes the diving Saucer built by French undersea Pioneer Juc Ivues Yves Cousteau is the forerunner of Westinghouse operates the Saucer As part of its worldwide charter facilities under on agreement with the finned Oceano Raither und the French of fice of undersea hese Orch cooperated with Wesling Houise in the construction of be costar undersea charter you be needing provide a sup port und a tech Nical personnel and oceanographic equip the diving which closely c Seni Les the flying saucers of science fiction can explore the Ocean floor at Depths up to it weighs about k approximately 10 feel in diam Lei and ii feel and is propelled by two water jets mounted on the it scoots Aloni at slightly Over 1 m two Crew a Pilot and in observer is in a prone position and peer through two Large plexiglas win an arm1 and a specimen Basket continued on it tit i 11