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or Turtle , because he needed a highly maneuverable device to take explorer; below 150 feet. , the maximum practical depth of divers with Aqua-Lungs. The vehicle had to be able to go down 900 feet, stay six hours ai d range six miles.
The Turtle was constructed by the French Undersea Research Center with National Geograohi; aid and christened in Julv 1959. Measuring 6.5 feet in diameter and 5 feet in height, it has a steel hull with a top hatch. Pilot and observer lie prone on a rubber mattress and peer out the Plexiglass ports. Propulsion comes from two water jets.
The interior of the Turtle looks FLe a bowl of instruments. Included are a gyrocompass, automatic pilot, jet control rudders, camera controls, depth gauge and manuals for a hydraulic claw that collects samples of marine life.
The only trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove that you are.
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