TWO-MAN SUBMARINE.—TOP: Richard Anderson (left) and Gustave Dalia Valle sit in the cockpit of an Italian-made two-man submarine, during a dry run in preparation for their trip cf 21 miles from the Californian coast to Catalina Island. BOTTOM: Anderson and Dalia Valle try a dive in a test run. The craft is 16ft long and can cruise for 37 miles without refuelling its four-gallon tank. The engine, in a watertight compartment, will propel the craft at 6 knots when submerged.
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27782, 6 October 1955, Page 15
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80TWO-MAN SUBMARINE.—TOP: Richard Anderson (left) and Gustave Dalia Valle sit in the cockpit of an Italian-made two-man submarine, during a dry run in preparation for their trip cf 21 miles from the Californian coast to Catalina Island. BOTTOM: Anderson and Dalia Valle try a dive in a test run. The craft is 16ft long and can cruise for 37 miles without refuelling its four-gallon tank. The engine, in a watertight compartment, will propel the craft at 6 knots when submerged. Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27782, 6 October 1955, Page 15
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