The history of the naval torpedo tracking ranges at Keyport

August 1998......Page 1
Measurement Technologies Division......Page 5
Executive Summary......Page 6
Torpedo Problems Experienced During World War II	7......Page 8
Foreword......Page 13
The Early Range at Keyport......Page 15
A New Torpedo for the Fleet......Page 19
Torpedo Problems Experienced During World War II......Page 20
The First Keyport Acoustic Range......Page 21
Early Acoustic Ranging in Hood Canal......Page 32
The 3-D Range at Dabob Bay......Page 36
Low Frequency Experiment in Alaska......Page 42
High Frequency Ranging at Dabob Bay......Page 45
The Shift to Low Frequency Tracking at Dabob Bay......Page 48
Related Activity at Other Navy Range Sites......Page 51
A New Range Site Develops at Nanoose......Page 54
Types of Tracking Arrays......Page 58
How a Tracking Range Determines Positions......Page 62
Acoustic Signals......Page 80
The Shallow Water Range at Quinault......Page 81
On to the Future......Page 88
The New MK 14 Submarine Torpedo......Page 94
Conditions Ripe For A Disaster......Page 95
Torpedo Problems – A Review Of The Sequence Of Events......Page 96
The Three Main Torpedo Problem Areas......Page 98
Actions Taken By BuOrd To Resolve The Torpedo Problems......Page 101
Development of Weapon Recovery Systems......Page 104
The Pisces Manned Submersible......Page 108
Global Situation......Page 111