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Shallow water survey and light salvage vehicles. Features The Navy's two Mini Remotely Operated Vehicles are standard commercial, 1,000-foot depth-rated ROVs used to meet the Navy's requirements for shallow water surveys, photographic documentation and light salvage/recovery. They are air transportable on cargo aircraft and operate with minimum support from select vessels of opportunity, piers or shorelines. Auto-control functions are provided for depth, altitude and heading. The vehicles use electric propulsion. They carry a high resolution target locating sonar and have a manipulator capable of working with simple tools. They have a 35mm still camera and a color television camera that produces quality videotape. Electrical power is provided by a diesel generator or any compatible AC power system. For special operations, the ROVs can accommodate some small tools or instrument packages. General Characteristics, Standard Vehicle (MR-1) Primary Function: Shallow water survey and light salvage. Propulsion: electrical. Length: 4 ft 8 in (1.4478 m). Height: 2 ft 1 in (0.635 m). Beam: 2 ft 3 in (0.6858 m). Speed: 3 knots (5.559 km/hr). Depth: Maximum: 1,000 ft (304.8 m). Load: 22 lbs (9.9792 kg). General Characteristics, Open Frame Vehicle (MR-2) Primary Function: Shallow water survey and light salvage. Propulsion: electrical. Length: 4 ft 2 in (1.2243 m). Height: 2 ft 4 in (0.7112 m). Beam: 2 ft 4 in (0.7112 m). Speed: 3 knots (5.559 km/hr). Depth: Maximum: 1,000 ft (304.8 m). Load: 90 lbs (40.824 kg). |
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1775:
In Massachusetts, British troops march out of Boston on a mission to confiscate the Patriot arsenal at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, known to be hiding at Lexington. As the British departed, Boston Patriots Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from the city to warn Adams and Hancock and rouse the Patriot minutemen.
1847: U.S. forces defeat Mexicans at Cerro Gordo in one of the bloodiest battle of the war. 1864: At Poison Springs, Arkansas, Confederate soldiers under the command of General Samuel Maxey capture a Union forage train and slaughter black troops escorting the expedition. 1885: The Sino-Japanese war ends. 1943: Traveling in a bomber, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor, is shot down by American P-38 fighters. 1983: A suicide bomber kills U.S. Marines at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon. |