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CURV-III
CURV-III was the fourth generation of the United States Navy Cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle (CURV). CURV was a prototype for remotely operated underwater vehicles and a pioneer for teleoperation. It became famous in 1966 when CURV-I was used to recover a hydrogen bomb from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. In 1973, CURV-III performed the deepest underwater rescue in history when it rescued two men from the ocean surface who were stranded 76 hours in the submersible ''Pisces III'' with just minutes of air remaining. The CURV-III became known in the Great Lakes region in 1976 when it was used to survey the wreck of the SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald''. CURV-21 is the current generation that replaced CURV-III. ==History==
CURV was developed by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SPAWAR) in the early 1960s. It was initially designed to recover test ordnance lost off San Clemente Island at depths as great as . CURV was the pioneer for teleoperation. CURV-III is the fourth generation of CURV. After the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster, CURV III was transferred to the Navy's Supervisor of Salvage who directed that it be upgraded from operations to .〔 The CURV-21 is the next generation following CURV-III and was built as its direct replacement.
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