Underwater Technology

BY;G.KAVYA
 Introduction
Underwater Technology has many
different areas and has had many
advancements throughout the years.
Such as transportation underwater,
this has been and is becoming bigger
as we move through the years. This
meaning submarines, which has been
a crucial part in wars and are now
becoming tourist attractions.
 Submarines
A submarine is a watercraft that can operate
underwater at pressures past the range of
regular human survivability. Submarines
were first commonly used in World War 1
and are now used by all major navies today,
especially the American, Russian and British
navies. Civilian submarines and
submersibles are used for marine and
freshwater science and for work at depths
too great for human divers.
 Pros
• Easy to move underwater without being
detected. Fast moving vessels.
• Research into areas that a human couldn’t
possibly go to for an elongated amount of
time. (Titanic)
• Help Scientists with their research on
animals or wildlife deep in the ocean.
• Used as protection in the Wars.
 Cons
• People didn’t like when the vessels carried
bomb weapons to destroy the other
countries during battle.
• Lets out some toxic fumes into the water
because it has to use the propellers and in
order for them to work they need gasoline.
• Some people don’t think that it is safe to
be on.
History of Submarines
The first submersible (little submarine)
was built in 1620 by Cornelius Jacobszoon
Drebbel, a Dutchman. It was propelled by
means of oars. The invention of the
submarine was a matter of some
controversy; some claim that it was
“merely a bell towed by a boat”. Later two
improved types were tested in the Thames
between 1620 and 1624.
 During The Wars
The first military submarine was Turtle (1775), a hand-
powered egg-shaped device designed by the
American David Bushnell, to fit only a single man.

It was the first verified submarine capable of

independent underwater operation and movement,
and the first to use screws to get energy. During the
American Revolutionary War, Turtle tried but failed to
sink a British warship, HMS eagle in New York
harbor on September 7, 1776
 • In 1800, France built a
human-powered
submarine designed by
Robert Fulton, the
Nautilus. The French
eventually gave up with
the experiment in 1804,
as did the British when
they later considered
Fulton's submarine
•During the War design.
of 1812, in 1814,
Silas Halsey lost
his life while
using a
submarine in an
unsuccessful
attack on a
British warship
stationed in New
London harbor.
• USS Triton a nuclear-powered radar
picket submarine, was the first vessel to
complete a submerged circumnavigation
of the Earth which was accomplished
during its voyage in early 1960.
Submarine Technology
All surface ships, as well as surfaced
submarines, are in a positively buoyant
condition, weighing less than the volume of
water they displace. To submerge a submarine,
a ship must gain negative buoyancy, either
increasing its own weight or decreasing
displacement of the water. To control their
weight, submarines are equipped with ballast
tanks, which can be filled with either outside
water or pressurized air.
People must stand outside the submarine to make sure that each side
is going down at the same time because if it doesn’t then you will have
an uneven amount of weight distribution and this could affect the
submarine to submerge properly
 When a submarine is
surfacing, with propelling
the boat upwards surfacing
is very quick, so the sub
could partially jump out of
the water, but it inflicts
serious damage on some
submarine systems,
primarily pipes.
Technology for Submarines in
the Future
• New technology is coming out all the time
for submarines such as Tourist
Submarines like the Deepstar Tourist
Submarine
How will the new technology
affect society?
This new technology will affect society in a
way that they can explore the world under
the water at a different perspective.
Although this equipment is very expensive
it is a good way for regular humans to
interact with the outside world. Some bad
things that people might react to is the
pollution affects that it has on the water.
 Resources
• http://www.seamagine.com/submarines%2
0for%20sale.htm
• http://www.googleimage.com
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/submari
ne.htm
• http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/
• http://www.sub-find.com/