The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability...
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designed (as opposed to modified) under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) for underwater performance rather than surfaced speed and...
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1950), professional ten-pin bowler Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) a U.S. submarine propulsion program Cony Guppy, a 1960s small pickup...
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have been disposed of or preserved as museum ships. Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) Friedman, p. 246 Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S...
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Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for...
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An underwater glider is a type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that employs variable-buoyancy propulsion instead of traditional propellers or thrusters...
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designs worldwide through the 1950s. In the US Navy, the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was developed to modernize World War II submarines...
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decommissioned on 5 February 1954 and underwent the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) conversion. Recommissioned on 3 August 1954,...
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directly influenced advanced post-war submarines, the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) improvements to the United States Gato, Balao...
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Walrus-class submarine (1953) (section Propulsion)
they had undergone an extensive modernization known as Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY). Both Walrus class submarines were equipped with...
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to maximize underwater speed, and a snorkel, was the submarine of the immediate future. The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) conversion...
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2, consisting of four Diesel submarines, two Guppy (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) conversions and two standard fleet boats." The initial...
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USOS Seaview (section Propulsion system and speed)
their hulls were streamlined in accordance with the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY). An "Albacore hull", which Seaview did not have...
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Magnetohydrodynamic drive (redirect from MagnetoHydroDynamic propulsion)
research about underwater MHD propulsion included high-speed torpedoes, remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV)...
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to maximize underwater speed, and a snorkel, was the submarine of the immediate future. The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) conversion...
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development of submarine and antisubmarine tactics. The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) would be initiated because of the results of...
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and GUPPY batteries in submarines upgraded under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program after World War II. Each battery's capacity was slightly...
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their greater diving depth, remained that the Gatos were superfluous for front-line missions. The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY)...
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Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), also known as uncrewed underwater vehicles and underwater drones, are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without...
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unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) – controlled and powered from the...
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A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, underwater scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) by...
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class, with the fleet submarines converted under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power (GUPPY) program, had much higher submerged performance than their...
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Nuclear Propulsion community consists of Naval Officers and Enlisted members who are specially trained to run and maintain the nuclear reactors that power the...
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and GUPPY batteries in submarines upgraded under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program after World War II. Each battery's capacity was slightly...
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Commander Henry G. Reaves, Jr. in command. One of the first Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) submarines, Grenadier was equipped with a snorkel...
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operation and maintenance of watercraft propulsion and ocean systems. It includes but is not limited to Power and propulsion plants, machinery, piping, automation...
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building program at the end of World War II. In the fall of 1947, the Navy decided to complete Tiru as a "GUPPY II" (Greater Underwater Propulsive Power) snorkel...
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operated underwater vehicle (ROUV)[citation needed] or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation...
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Papanikolis (S-114) (1972–1992) The ex-USS Hardhead (SS-365), GUPPY (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) IIA type Amfitriti (S-17) (1958–1967) – The ex-USS Jack (SS-259)...
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Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour...
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