ALVIN DSV-2 -

DEEP-OCEAN RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLE

Here is first some schematics and a informations sheet about alvin
these info will help you understand many of the pictures in the presentation and save me a lot of explanations.
original drwing

Drawings made by WHOI.

original drwing

Drawings made by WHOI collected by me.

Alvin (DSV-2) is a 16-ton, manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy
and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The craft was built by General Mills' Electronics Group[1] in the same factory
used to manufacture breakfast cereal-producing machinery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Named to honor the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine,
Alvin was commissioned on 5 June 1964.

The submersible is launched from the deep submergence support vessel Atlantis, which is also owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by WHOI.
The submersible has taken 12,000 people on over 4,000 dives to observe the lifeforms that must cope with super-pressures and move about in total darkness.
It is said that research conducted by Alvin has been featured in nearly 2,000 scientific papers.

i have tryed to make most of the details seen on the original alvin but note that there has been 10-12 different version of alvin.
because of the upgrades and changes made to it.

As usally i have made a serie of pictures showing the model.
since this presentation include over 72 pictures most of the pictures is not having any comments on them only when i feel it needs one.
on some pictures details can have changed on the next or the model since many errors was discovered while making the pictures

i first starts out taking a tour around Alvin starting with the Sail (Tower)

the strange device in the front i actually dont now what is

the T pole used to attach the crane cabel to hoist alvin onboard ATLANTIS

as usally the cockpit doors can bee open or closed using the hidden layers

ALVIN uses TV Cameras mounted several places on the hull to look out with

the front Digital Imagin Photo Camera

the viewpoint mounted in the side

the Heavy Gear Manipulations Arm

the Light Gear Manipulations Arm

SAMPLE COLLECTORS

BIO BOXES

original boxes inside view

Multi Chamber boxes

WELL THAT WAS THE OUTSIDE TOUR

NOW lets take a look inside

ALVIN's main Steerings controls

Digital camera controls

RADIO CONTROLS

Utillity shell with a digital MultiMeter ready to use

Main Cabin envoriment controls

All around the top of the inner cube you find cabels, tubes, pipes, gauges and so on

and in the back placed in the middle is the Science Panels Tower

Voyages Data Recorders - the subs black boxes

in the middle behind the latter is a locker

here you find the main electronisk curcuits

Left cabin side control panels

The controls for the light manipulations arm

ALVIN TOUR END

Well alvin is a DEEP SEA SUB so lets see it in its primary envoriment

i have created a piece of the deep sea ocean floor around a area of hot gysers

so sit back a enjoy a tour with ALVIN at work in the DEEP OCEAN BOTTOM.