Crewmen inspect the deep submergence rescue vehicle Avalon (DSRV-2) secured to the deck of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN-676). Both are scheduled to participate in the NATO deep sea rescue exercise Sorbet Royal '92
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: SORBET ROYAL '92
Base: Naval Station, Rota
Country: Spain (ESP)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Douglas L. Badders
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.
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Date
01/09/1992
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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