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Set 4: Deep Sea Machines

Photo credits: Naval Historical Center

Alvin and Aluminaut in the well deck of either the Fort Snelling or the Plymouth Rock. The two submersibles were berthed together until Aluminaut's tender arrived.	Aluminaut. The sub could dive deeper and longer than Alvin, but was less maneuverable.
Alvin. Longtime mechanic George Broderson affectionatelycompared the sub to a toilet bowl.	The bright-yellow Cubmarine worked well, but could only dive to 600 feet.
POODL: task Fore 65's first bomb recovery device. The acronym stands for “Pitts, Moody and Lindbergh,” the three men who designed it.	CURV: the torpedo-recovery device that ultimately recovered bomb #4