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[[File:Argo submersible.jpg|thumb|''Argo'' is launched from the ''[[RV Knorr|Knorr]]'' during the 1985 ''Titanic'' expedition.]] |
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'''''Argo''''' is an unmanned deep-towed undersea video camera sled developed by Dr. [[Robert Ballard]] through [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute]]'s Deep Submergence Laboratory. ''Argo'' is most famous for its role in the discovery of the [[Wreck of the RMS Titanic|wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'']] in 1985. Argo would also play the key role in Ballard's discovery of the wreck of the battleship ''[[German battleship Bismarck|Bismarck]]'' in 1989. |
'''''Argo''''' is an unmanned deep-towed undersea video camera sled developed by Dr. [[Robert Ballard]] through [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute]]'s Deep Submergence Laboratory. ''Argo'' is most famous for its role in the discovery of the [[Wreck of the RMS Titanic|wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'']] in 1985. Argo would also play the key role in Ballard's discovery of the wreck of the battleship ''[[German battleship Bismarck|Bismarck]]'' in 1989. |
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The towed sled, capable of operating depths of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), meant 98% of the ocean floor was within reach. The original Argo, used to find Titanic, was 15 |
The towed sled, capable of operating depths of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), meant 98% of the ocean floor was within reach. The original ''Argo'', used to find Titanic, was {{convert|15|feet|m}}long, {{convert|3.5|feet|m}} tall, and {{convert|3.5|feet|m}} wide and weighed about {{convert|4000|lb|kg}} in air. It had an array of cameras looking forward and down, as well as [[strobe light|strobes]] and [[incandescent light]]ing to illuminate the ocean floor. It could acquire wide-angle film and television pictures while flying {{convert|50|to|100|ft|m}} above the sea floor, towed from a surface vessel, and could also zoom in for detailed views.<ref name="Titanic discovery">{{cite web|url=https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/underwater-archaeology/rms-titanic/ships-technology-used-during-the-titanic-expeditions/|title=Ships & Technology used during the Titanic Expeditions|publisher=Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution|accessdate=2019-12-31|archive-date=2020-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404022712/https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/underwater-archaeology/rms-titanic/ships-technology-used-during-the-titanic-expeditions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 22 October 2024
Argo is an unmanned deep-towed undersea video camera sled developed by Dr. Robert Ballard through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Deep Submergence Laboratory. Argo is most famous for its role in the discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985. Argo would also play the key role in Ballard's discovery of the wreck of the battleship Bismarck in 1989.
The towed sled, capable of operating depths of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), meant 98% of the ocean floor was within reach. The original Argo, used to find Titanic, was 15 feet (4.6 m)long, 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall, and 3.5 feet (1.1 m) wide and weighed about 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg) in air. It had an array of cameras looking forward and down, as well as strobes and incandescent lighting to illuminate the ocean floor. It could acquire wide-angle film and television pictures while flying 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the sea floor, towed from a surface vessel, and could also zoom in for detailed views.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Ships & Technology used during the Titanic Expeditions". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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