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  2. Submarine depth ratings - Wikipedia

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    This is the maximum depth at which a submarine is permitted to operate under normal peacetime circumstances, and is tested during sea trials.The test depth is set at two-thirds (0.66) of the design depth for United States Navy submarines, while the Royal Navy sets test depth at 4/7 (0.57) the design depth, and the German Navy sets it at exactly one-half (0.50) of design depth.

  3. Submarine navigation - Wikipedia

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    Surfaced submarines entering and leaving port navigate similarly to traditional ships but with a few extra considerations because most of the boat rides below the waterline, making them hard for other vessels to see and identify. Submarines carry an inertial navigation system, which measures the boat’s motion and constantly updates position ...

  4. Underwater acoustic positioning system - Wikipedia

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    An early use of underwater acoustic positioning systems, credited with initiating the modern day development of these systems, [15] involved the loss of the American nuclear submarine USS Thresher on 10 April 1963 in a water depth of 2560m. [16] An acoustic short baseline (SBL) positioning system was installed on the oceanographic vessel USNS ...

  5. Long baseline acoustic positioning system - Wikipedia

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    In 1981, acoustic positioning was proposed as part of the U.S. military's MX missile system. [10] A network of 150 covert transponder fields was envisioned. Submarines typically are guided by inertial navigation systems, but these dead reckoning systems develop position drift which must be corrected by occasional position fixes from a GNSS system.

  6. Ultra-short baseline acoustic positioning system - Wikipedia

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    USBL (ultra-short baseline, also known as SSBL for super short base line) is a method of underwater acoustic positioning. A USBL system consists of a transceiver, which is mounted on a pole under a ship, and a transponder or responder on the seafloor, on a towfish, or on an ROV. A computer, or "topside unit", is used to calculate a position ...

  7. OceanGate’s Titan submarine relied on ‘idiotic ... - AOL

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    The ultra-short baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system used sound pings to determine the submersible’s speed, depth and position, however rather than being automatically loaded into mapping ...

  8. List of submarine topographical features - Wikipedia

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    Depth Depth Depth 1 Challenger Deep: Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc, Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 11,034 36,197 6.86 2 Tonga Trench: Pacific Ocean 10,882 35,702 6.76 3 Emden Deep: Philippine Trench, Pacific Ocean 10,545 34,580 6.54 4 Kuril–Kamchatka Trench: Pacific Ocean 10,542 34,449 6.52 5 Kermadec Trench: Pacific Ocean 10,047 32,963

  9. Royal Navy nuclear submarine ‘sinks to dangerous ... - AOL

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    The Vanguard is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme. Each sub costs around £3.75 billion, measuring nearly 500ft ...