Word Finder - submersibles

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A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.

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A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".

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A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.

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A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.

Longer term studies have used repeat visits by remotely operated vehicles and manned submersibles.

The largest workspaces on the ship are dedicated to supporting the two MIR deep diving submersibles which were introduced to the vessel in 1987.

Van Dover proposes that scientists disinfect their deep-diving submersibles and equipment between dives to prevent the spread of the disease.

They visit deep ocean volcanoes in research submersibles reaching depths four times greater than the most advanced submarines.

Divers could be sent down, robot submersibles used to investigate and samples dredged from surface boats.

As to the number of vessels, which fluctuates from month to month, little can be said that is wholly accurate at any given moment, but, very roughly, the French navy in 1909 included 25 battleships, 7 coast defence ironclads, 19 armoured cruisers, 36 protected cruisers, 22 s1oops, gunboats, &c., 45 destroyers, 319 torpedo boats, 71 submersibles and submarines and 8 auxiliary cruisers.