US Navy Museum - Submersibles / 18 Alvin Deep Sea Submersible
Bill Maloney
2/22/2008

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18 Alvin Deep Sea Submersible

18 Alvin Deep Sea Submersible

Alvin Deep Sea Submersible Specifications:

Length: 25feet, 0 inches
Width: ?feet, inches
Height: ?feet inches
Crew:
3
Weight:
4,718lbs
Max Depth: 2.8 miles
Entered Service : ?
Unit Cost: $50Million

I'm not certain I've listed these figures correctly. This looks like the original Alvin submersible. It was pretty famous and I remember reading about it and seeing it in photos as a kid. But from every account I've read the Alvin was never taken out of service. Only upgraded and modified. None of the photos I've found in my Jane's Submarines or elsewhere show an Alvin configured or marked exactly like this one. So I'm honestly not sure if this is the first Alvin or an Alvin mockup. The museum staff members I spoke with couldn' t offer more details. If you know feel free to drop me a note.