The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines
In September 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins and Harald Sverdrup made the first attempt to explore the Arctic Ocean by submarine in Wilkins's Nautilus . The Nautilus was the ex-Navy submarine O-12 modified with topside runners to slide against the underside of the sea ice. Seventeen years later the US...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300023328 2024-06-23T07:49:34+00:00 The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines Lyon, Waldo K. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300023328 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300023328 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 37, issue 2, page 155-179 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300023328 2024-06-12T04:04:10Z In September 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins and Harald Sverdrup made the first attempt to explore the Arctic Ocean by submarine in Wilkins's Nautilus . The Nautilus was the ex-Navy submarine O-12 modified with topside runners to slide against the underside of the sea ice. Seventeen years later the US Navy developed the sonar system necessary for safely piloting a diesel-battery submarine underneath the ice pack and began exploration of ice covered areas. In 1957, with the nuclear-powered Nautilus , the US Navy began exploration far into the Arctic Ocean. Problems were found concerning determination of ship's position, ice avoidance manoeuvres, and surfacing up through ice. Sonar and inertial navigation equipments and operating techniques were developed to solve these problems. Submarines have since sailed to all parts of the Arctic Ocean during all seasons — more than twenty explorations since 1957. The history, problems and interrelationships of the many explorations are described. Dr Lyon's paper was presented at a colloquium on the conquest of the North Pole held in Paris, 7–1 1 November 1983, and organized by the Centre d'Etudes Arctiques by whose permission it is here published. (Throughout the paper miles means nautical miles.) Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Arctique* ice pack North Pole Sea ice ice covered areas Cambridge University Press Arctic Arctic Ocean Nautilus ENVELOPE(-67.167,-67.167,-67.650,-67.650) North Pole Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) Journal of Navigation 37 2 155 179 |
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In September 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins and Harald Sverdrup made the first attempt to explore the Arctic Ocean by submarine in Wilkins's Nautilus . The Nautilus was the ex-Navy submarine O-12 modified with topside runners to slide against the underside of the sea ice. Seventeen years later the US Navy developed the sonar system necessary for safely piloting a diesel-battery submarine underneath the ice pack and began exploration of ice covered areas. In 1957, with the nuclear-powered Nautilus , the US Navy began exploration far into the Arctic Ocean. Problems were found concerning determination of ship's position, ice avoidance manoeuvres, and surfacing up through ice. Sonar and inertial navigation equipments and operating techniques were developed to solve these problems. Submarines have since sailed to all parts of the Arctic Ocean during all seasons — more than twenty explorations since 1957. The history, problems and interrelationships of the many explorations are described. Dr Lyon's paper was presented at a colloquium on the conquest of the North Pole held in Paris, 7–1 1 November 1983, and organized by the Centre d'Etudes Arctiques by whose permission it is here published. (Throughout the paper miles means nautical miles.) |
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The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines |
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The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines |
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The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines |
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The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.167,-67.167,-67.650,-67.650) ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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