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Sea Life Discovered
The ship, H.M.S. Lighting, discovers sea life at a depth of 14,400 feet by using dredging equipment. This was the first sign of life at ocean depths. (Scientific Research) -
Marine Studies
Louis Agassiz carries out marine studies from the East to the West coast. He studies the first pieces of coral in Florida. (Scientific Research) -
Oceanographic Research Vessel
U.S Fisheries commission steamer, Albatross, is the first ship built to serve as an oceanographic research vessel. (Navigation/Scientific Research) -
Sinking of the Titantic
The sinking of the Titanic led to a push towards an acoustic device to find objects ahead of the vessel. (Scientific Research) -
Acoustic Exploration of the Seas
Reginald Fessenden used an oscillator to bounce a signal off an iceberg and the seafloor. This was the first acoustic exploration of the seas using an oscillator. (Scientific Research) -
Aqualung
A demand breathing regulator engineered by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. (Invention) -
Deepest Ocean Point Found
The British ship, HMS Challenger, bounces sound waves off the ocean bottom and finds a depth of 35,856 feet. Located off the coast of the Mariana's Islands in the Pacific Ocean. (Navigation) -
Untethered Submersible Dive
First performed by the French research submersible FNRS-3. It was piloted by George Houot and Pierre Willn off the coast of West Africa. (Navigation) -
Magnetic Striping on the ocean floor.
The U.S. Navy towed the first marine magnetometer on the seafloor off the west coast. They discovered magnetic striping on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (Military) -
Deep Tow System
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography begins the development of the Deep Tow System to allow remotely operated unmanned Oceanographic systems. (Scientific Research) -
Sealab II
An underwater habitat that was lowered off the coast of California. (Scientific Research)
