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Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.

Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.
Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.
Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.
Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.
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Medeiros, Frank
Aerial view of Knorr, Lulu and Alvin at sea during project FAMOUS.
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12/14/1974
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A towline connects the crane of the R/V Knorr (right) to Lulu, a 105-foot catamaran that served as the Alvin submersible's first tender, as the two ships prepared to take part in the French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study (Project FAMOUS) in 1974. During the three-year international program, the human occupied vehicle Alvin (secured to Knorr's deck in this photo) and the French deep-diving submersibles Archimede and Cyana allowed researchers to explore a mid-ocean ridge for the first time.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, pg. 135:
Knorr's crane passes a towline to Lulu as the two ships and Alvin (secured to Knorr's deck) head to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge for the French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study (FAMOUS) in 1974.
Photo by Frank Medeiros
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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