CHASE 6 SEARCH OPERATIONS
On 10 August 1967, the Navy intentionally scuttled ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (a World War II Liberty ship) near the Aleutian Islands. The hulk, loaded with 2000 tons of obsolete explosives, was set to explode at a depth of 4000 feet simulating a low-yield underwater nuclear explosion. Failing to sink...
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ftdtic:AD0830742 2023-05-15T18:48:55+02:00 CHASE 6 SEARCH OPERATIONS Daugherty, Jr., F. M. Cheeseman, Joseph A. Carroll, Jerry C. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS 1968-02 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0830742 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0830742 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0830742 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Naval Surface Warfare *NAVAL OPERATIONS *SALVAGE SONAR BOMBING MAGNETOMETERS UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY HYDROSTATIC FUZES DEMOLITION CHARGES SHIP HULLS UNDERWATER OBJECT LOCATORS Text 1968 ftdtic 2016-02-22T08:23:04Z On 10 August 1967, the Navy intentionally scuttled ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (a World War II Liberty ship) near the Aleutian Islands. The hulk, loaded with 2000 tons of obsolete explosives, was set to explode at a depth of 4000 feet simulating a low-yield underwater nuclear explosion. Failing to sink immediately as planned, the ship drifted into shallow water and sank without exploding. After searching the area for 6 days, NAVOCEANO's deep-towed magnetometer located the hulk on 11 September. NAVOCEANO personnel obtained underwater camera pictures identifying STEVENSON by using BENT's narrow-beam sonar to navigate and hold over the magnetometer contact. Aircraft from Adak, Alaska, dropped twenty-four 2000-pound bombs on the hulk but failed to detonate the cargo. Several of these bombs exploded close enough to the hulk to provide over-pressure for the necessary duration to detonate the hydrostatic fuses aboard STEVENSON. The Navy notified the public of the exact location of CHASE VI and terminated the operation on the basis that the hulk could not be accidentally detonated. Text Alaska Aleutian Islands Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Adak ENVELOPE(59.561,59.561,66.502,66.502) |
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Naval Surface Warfare *NAVAL OPERATIONS *SALVAGE SONAR BOMBING MAGNETOMETERS UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY HYDROSTATIC FUZES DEMOLITION CHARGES SHIP HULLS UNDERWATER OBJECT LOCATORS |
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Naval Surface Warfare *NAVAL OPERATIONS *SALVAGE SONAR BOMBING MAGNETOMETERS UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY HYDROSTATIC FUZES DEMOLITION CHARGES SHIP HULLS UNDERWATER OBJECT LOCATORS Daugherty, Jr., F. M. Cheeseman, Joseph A. Carroll, Jerry C. CHASE 6 SEARCH OPERATIONS |
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On 10 August 1967, the Navy intentionally scuttled ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (a World War II Liberty ship) near the Aleutian Islands. The hulk, loaded with 2000 tons of obsolete explosives, was set to explode at a depth of 4000 feet simulating a low-yield underwater nuclear explosion. Failing to sink immediately as planned, the ship drifted into shallow water and sank without exploding. After searching the area for 6 days, NAVOCEANO's deep-towed magnetometer located the hulk on 11 September. NAVOCEANO personnel obtained underwater camera pictures identifying STEVENSON by using BENT's narrow-beam sonar to navigate and hold over the magnetometer contact. Aircraft from Adak, Alaska, dropped twenty-four 2000-pound bombs on the hulk but failed to detonate the cargo. Several of these bombs exploded close enough to the hulk to provide over-pressure for the necessary duration to detonate the hydrostatic fuses aboard STEVENSON. The Navy notified the public of the exact location of CHASE VI and terminated the operation on the basis that the hulk could not be accidentally detonated. |
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NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS |
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Daugherty, Jr., F. M. Cheeseman, Joseph A. Carroll, Jerry C. |
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CHASE 6 SEARCH OPERATIONS |
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CHASE 6 SEARCH OPERATIONS |
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