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Clear View of YF-415 courtesy Blue? n UUV

In November 2019, a General Dynamics ignition occurred. Despite efforts to quell

Mission Systems’ Blue? nTM-12 Un- the chain-reaction, the USS YF-415 came manned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) cap- to rest off the Boston coast at 42 24.287’ tured detailed images of the USS YF-415 N and 70 40.398’ W . Of the 31-person

NOAA during the UUV’s Sea Trials in support of crew, 14 were rescued by the USS Zircon.

Ocean In? nity, the Royal Australian Navy. 17 crew members were killed or went

Built by the American Shipbuilding missing. The Blue? n-12 UUV is a light-

NOAA Parnter

Company of Buffalo, NY, and completed weight, medium-class UUV designed with

Ocean In? nity will partner in September 1943, the 132 ft. vessel with embedded advanced capabilities insuring with the National Oceanic and a crew of 31 and under command of Chief accurate navigation (0.1% D.T. CEP 50),

Atmospheric Administration

Boatswain’s Mate Louis B. Tremblay high-resolution sonar imagery (Solstice (NOAA) Of? ce to develop was laden with 150 tons of ammunition, Multi Aperture Side Scan Sonar), and new tools for ultra-high-reso- obsolete pyrotechnics, black powder and onboard data processing designed for de- lution ocean exploration and various ordnance from the Naval Ammu- fense, commercial and academic underwa- mapping. The four-year Coop- nition Depot in Hingham, MA. On May ter missions. Available with an integrated erative Research and Devel- 10, 1944, the YF-415 and its crew were survey package or as an extendable UUV opment Agreement (CRADA) following standard procedures for the with more than 4,000cm3 of available sen- between Ocean In? nity and disposal of materials when an accidental sor and payload capacity.

NOAA’s Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) will aim to expand deepwater autono- mous technologies that will help advance the transmis- sion of ocean information and develop new data-collection and processing methods to in- crease the value and relevance of deep-ocean data. A key focus, NOAA said, will be advancing telepresence or the transmission of ocean video and information in real-time to public and academic audi- ences.

Images: General Dynamics Mission Systems www.marinetechnologynews.com

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