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Sea Perch-Related Websites

Exhibits and Museums

U-505 Submarine Exhibit
http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/U505home.html
Source: Museum of Science and Industry
City: Chicago, State: IL
Explore it online! The U-505 is a German World War II Type-IXc Unterseeboot (submarine) that was captured in battle on the high seas by boarding parties from the USS Guadalcanal task group 22.3 on 4 June 1944.

USS Constitution Museum
http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
Source: USS Constitution Museum
City: Boston, State: MA
"Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. Her history is rich and colorful and 200 years strong -- from fighting Barbary pirates on the "shores of Tripoli" to winning famous victories during the War of 1812.

Historic Ship Nautilus: Submarine Force Library and Museum
http://www.ussnautilus.org/
Source: U.S. Navy
City: Groton, State: CT
The Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut, home of Historic Ship NAUTILUS (SSN 571), is the United States Navy's official submarine museum. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history of the United States Submarine Force.

United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
http://www.uss-salem.org/
Source: U.S. Navy
City: Quincy, State: MA
"The USNSM is home to USS Salem CA-139, the world's only preserved heavy cruiser. We are located in the former Bethlehem Steel Quincy Fore River shipyard, once one of the nation's largest shipbuilding enterprises."


Role of ROVs in Ocean Exploration

History of Oil Exploration in Turkey

http://www.tpao.gov.tr/rprte/HISTORY2.HTM

History of Oil Use
http://www.bydesign.com/fossilfuels/links/html/oil/oil_history.html

Working in the Oil Industry
http://www.questionline.co.uk/707.html

Compilation of articles of Current ROV Uses
http://www.diveweb.com/rovs/index.shtml

Shipwreck Discovery
http://shipwreck.net/preservationmag.html

Underwater Archaeology Shipwreck Technology
http://www.abc.se/~m10354/publ/uwarctec.htm


Educational Ties

ROV Educational Materials
http://www.rov.org/education.html

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html


Supplies

Water Quality Monitoring and Testing
LaMotte Company : Environmental Education and Outdoor Monitoring Products

 
         
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