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Find out all about how submersible vessels work and what it's like to live below the waves in this unique and exciting guide to submarines. Fabulous full-color photographs and informative text combine to tell the fascinating story of how the world's underwater fleet was born. See how underwater vessels were developed* Simon Lake's wheeled submarines* the "wasps" at work on the ocean floor* a submersible investigating the wreck of the Titanic* the inside of a nuclear submarine Learn what a submariner's daily life is like* how a submarine tracks its own position and avoids hitting underwater obstacles* about equipment designed to rescue submariners trapped on the sea floor Discover where tourists ride in submarines for fun* how a 16th-century submarine functioned* what an AUV can do* what we may find in the vast, unexplored regions of the ocean and much, much more.Mallard, Neil is the author of 'Submarine', published 2003 under ISBN 9780789495013 and ISBN 0789495015.
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