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Knorr

United States Navy research ship

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“Titanic” discovery

  • The Titanic
    In Titanic: Discovery

    Navy research ship Knorr. The quest was partly a means for testing the Argo, a 16-foot (5-meter) submersible sled equipped with a remote-controlled camera that could transmit live images to a monitor. The submersible was sent some 12,500 feet (3,810 meters)—or 2.4 miles (3.9 km)—to the floor of…

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