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SUBMERSIBLE [4 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Underwater Navigation Equipment
DEF

A small watercraft designed to operate underwater.

CONT

Submersibles have many uses worldwide, such as oceanography, underwater archaeology, ocean exploration, adventure, equipment maintenance and recovery, and underwater videography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Appareils de navigation sous-marine
DEF

Embarcation conçue pour naviguer sous l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Equipo de navegación submarina
DEF

Embarcación que puede navegar bajo el agua.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

submersible: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

submersible : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Navigation Equipment
DEF

That may be submerged or sunk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de navigation sous-marine
DEF

Qualifie ce qui peut être recouvert par les eaux, submergé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de navegación submarina
DEF

Que se puede sumergir.

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Record 4 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An offshore drilling structure consisting of a number of compartments that are flooded to cause the structure to submerge and rest on the ocean floor.

CONT

... the submersible drilling unit ... is used in shallow waters such as rivers and bays, usually in waters up to 50 feet deep. ... The submersible has two hulls. The upper hull ... is used to house the crew quarters and equipment, and the drilling is performed through a slot on the stern with a cantilevered structure. The lower hull is the ballast area and is also the foundation used while drilling. The submersible is floated to location like a conventional barge and is then ballasted to rest on the river bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Après avoir essayé la barge de forage submersible, dont la coque peut être complètement immergée, en eau peu profonde, et reposer sur le fond de la mer, la plupart des constructeurs se sont tournés vers la plate-forme mobile munie de trois ou quatre piles escamotables [...]

OBS

barge : Plate-forme marine ancrée ou flottante sur laquelle est fixé un derrick pour la prospection pétrolière des fonds marins.

Spanish

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