HUGHES GLOMAR EXPLORER - Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide
HUGHES GLOMAR EXPLORER - Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide
HUGHES GLOMAR EXPLORER - Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide
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PLAQUE<br />
<strong>HUGHES</strong> <strong>GLOMAR</strong> <strong>EXPLORER</strong><br />
1972<br />
THE <strong>HUGHES</strong> <strong>GLOMAR</strong> <strong>EXPLORER</strong> WAS BUILT FOR A COVERT U.S.<br />
GOVERNMENT PROJECT THAT RETRIEVED PART OF A SUNKEN SOVIET<br />
SUBMARINE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN 1974. IT WAS BUILT AROUND<br />
AN INTEGRATED MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR THE DAUNTING<br />
PURPOSE OF RAISING A 2,000-TON OBJECT 17,000 FEET FROM THE<br />
OCEAN FLOOR. KEYS TO ITS SUCCESS WERE AN INNOVATIVE CLAW<br />
MECHANISM, A GIMBALED MOUNT TO STABILIZE THE PIPE STRING AND<br />
A DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEM THAT MAINTAINED THE VESSEL’S<br />
LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE RECOVERY OPERATION.<br />
CONVERTED FOR DEEPWATER DRILLING IN 1998, ITS STABILIZING AND<br />
POSITIONING CONCEPTS BECAME A MODEL FOR SUBSEQUENT<br />
DRILLING RIGS.<br />
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 2006
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