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Iconic US Navy ship that looks like it's capsizing saved from scrapyard in daring rescue
An iconic US Navy ship known for its ability ... to a breaking yard, but the FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform) has been saved. The trailblazing research vessel, acclaimed for over half a century ...
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Iconic US Navy ship that FLIPS at sea is saved from scrapyard
An iconic US Navy ship that looks like it's capsizing has been saved from the scrapyard. The FLIP (Floating Instrument ...
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Technical Details
FLIP diagram from Marine Physical Laboratory brochure. Research Platform FLIP was a 355-foot-long non ... About 50 tons of gear aboard the tow vessel were required for a deep mooring. Moorings in ...
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This 355 foot-long ship is designed to capsize to carry out research
The vessel safely capsizes itself ... This strange looking 355 foot-long ship is designed to partly capsize to carry out ocean research. The RP FLIP – short for Floating Instrument Platform ...
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FLIP's Research Experience
FLIP's stability, 300-foot draft, and low acoustic noise levels made it uniquely suitable for a wide variety of research experiments. Hydrophones could be positioned at a variety of depths for ...
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China delivers self-developed deep-sea research vessel
Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, China's first comprehensive scientific research ship designed for global deep-sea exploration, is delivered in Nansha in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on ...