INTRODUCTION TO THE BATHYSCAPH 1-5
Topic 5:SUMMARY OF THE TRIESTE I AND II
PERSONNEL AND THE PRESENT RELATION
OF TRIESTE II TO THE NAVY, 1958--1965 |
History of Personnel--Civilian and Military and the Mission
Until March, 1, 1965, the TRIESTE I and II were under the operational control
of the Naval Electronic Laboratory, San Diego, California, and many personnel assigned to the
bathyscaph were on temporary duty, rather than assigned as crew. Listed in Table 1-17 are the
personnel, both civilian and military, who have been associated with TRIESTE I and II since the
purchase of the original TRIESTE in 1958. The listing is alphabetical rather than. in order of
association, due to a lack of certain dates, but the present crew (as of July, 1965) is noted.
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Table 1-17. Personnel Associated with TRIESTE I and II--
Naval Personnel
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| Officers: |
| Rank and Name |
Current Status |
Assignment |
| Lieutenant R . B . Davey | . | . |
| Lieutenant D. F. Helms |
Present Crew. |
Student Pilot |
| Lieutenant J. H. Howland |
Present Crew |
Assistant Officer in Charge / Pilot |
| Lieutenant Commander D. L. Keach |
. |
Officer in Charge / Pilot |
| Lieutenant G. W:. Martin |
. |
Officer in Charge and Pilot |
| Lieutenant Commander J. B. Mooney |
Present Crew |
Officer in Charge / Pilot |
| Lieutenant D . E. Saner |
Present Crew |
Hull Officer and Student Pilot |
| Lieutenant Commander L. A. Shumaker |
Present Crew |
Pilot |
| Lieutenant R. D. Waer |
Present Crew |
Student Pilot |
| Lieutenant D. Walsh |
. |
Officer in Charge / Pilot |
| Lieutenant J. T. Worthington |
Present Crew |
Student Pilot |
| Enlisted Personnel: |
| Name |
Rate |
Status |
| Adames, |
EM3 |
. |
| Armstrong, G. |
DEM3 |
Pres. Crew |
| Bays, P. E. |
YN2 | Pres. Crew
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| Brandenberg, |
EN1 |
. |
| Carroll, J. H. |
STC | Pres. Crew |
| Cearley, R.D. |
SFP3 |
Pres. Crew |
| Deberry, T.B. |
IC2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Devoe, |
ETC |
. |
| Gray, W.E. |
BM1 |
Pres. Crew
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| Hart, |
EM2 |
. |
| Hersh, |
ET3 |
. |
| Karr, R L. |
EN3 |
Pres .Crew |
| Knott, |
FN |
. |
| Legg, |
ET1 |
. |
| Lichenberg, |
SN |
. |
| Mc Gee, |
EM1 |
. |
| Michel, E. J. |
MRCS |
Pres. Crew |
| Olson, R. L. |
EN3 |
Pres. Crew |
| Palumbo, |
BM1 |
. |
| Adams, C. M. |
EM1 |
Pres. Crew
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| Barnett, |
ENC |
. |
| Bob, |
EM3 |
. |
| Bulos, G . R. |
EN2 |
Pres . Crew |
| Castelli, N. |
EM2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Chandler, |
ENC |
. |
| De Good, |
EMCM |
. |
| Gordon, |
SF1 |
. |
| Harnly, P.A. |
1C1 |
Pres. Crew |
| Hedgecoth, T.A |
STC |
Pres. Crew |
| Hoffpauir, F. L. |
SFM3 |
Pres. Crew |
| Kieley, |
EM2 |
. |
| Kuczkowski, J, |
EM2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Lewis, C.W. |
PHC |
Pres. Crew |
| MacCartny, |
EN 1 |
. |
| McGrail, M.A |
EN2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Norman, |
ENC |
. |
| Page, |
ET3 |
. |
| Perry, P. J. |
SF 1 |
Pres. Crew |
| Pope, S . J. |
ETR2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Rochat, E.H. |
1C:2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Safford, W.H. |
ETl |
Pres. Crew |
| Szymanski, W.A. |
EN3 . |
Pres. Crew |
| Taylor, R . H. |
ET 1 |
Pres, Crew |
| Walstead, |
BMC |
. |
| Wigdahl , A.G. |
SF 1 |
Pres. Crew |
| Zachary, C.R. |
YN2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Zober, |
EM1 |
. |
| Ross, C.M. |
ETR3. |
Pres. Crew |
| Smith, N. D. |
STS2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Tague, |
SO 1 |
. |
| Wallace, J.A. |
EM2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Whittington, M. D. |
EN2 |
Pres. Crew |
| Willis, F. M. |
Enl |
Pres. Crew |
| Ziler, |
FN |
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| Civilian Personnel: |
| Name |
Title |
Attached |
| Mr. W.H. Armstrong |
Mechanical Engineer |
NEL |
| Mr. G. Buono |
Bathyscaph Engineer and Safety Officer |
. |
| Mr. K. Mackenzle |
Deep Submergence Programs Coordinator |
NEL |
| Mr. J. Naylor |
Electrical Engineer |
NEL |
| Mr. A. Nelson |
Deep Submergence Programs Coordinator |
NEL |
| Mr. A. Piccard |
Bathyscaph Inventor |
. |
| Mr. J. Piccard |
First Bathyscaph Pilot |
. |
| Dr. A. B. Rechnitzer |
Deep Submergence Programs Coordinator |
NEL |
| Mr. A. J. Schlosser |
Project Engineer |
NEL |
| TRIESTE II relationship with the navy: |
After the submarine tragedy which saw the loss of USS Thresher ( SS 593 ), a Deep Submergence Systems Review Group was formed and reported its findings to the Secretary of the Navy. SECNAV placed portions of the report under the Deep Submergence Systems Project Office to be implemented by the Director of Special Projects .
Under the Deep Submergence Systems Project, five specific operational requirements were established:
- Man-in-the-Sea Program (Sea Lab I and II) which will increase knowledge about the depth at which man can do useful work in the oceans.
- A program to develop vehicles to search the sea floor.
- A plan to develop vehicles which would be capable of rescuing men from submarines (down to the sub's collapse depth, but below the depth at which it could recover).
- A small-object recovery program which will establish guidelines for study of suitable vehicles and equipments to recover objects such as mineral deposits from the sea floor.
- A program to establish large-object recovery up to the size of an intact submarine.
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The TRIESTE II and her crew have been selected as the nucleus upon which the operational knowledge of the Deep submergence Systems will be built.
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TRIESTE II and her crew serve directly under the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, with operational control by the Commander, Submarine Flotilla One, and administrative control by the Commander, Submarine Squadron Three. Under this organization TRIESTE II will be used to train new personnel, develop new techniques, and test new vehicles and materials for the Deep Submergence Program.
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