USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) - Service Record

Service Record

In August 1969, Dolphin launched a torpedo from the deepest depth that one has ever been fired. Other examples of Dolphin's work include

  • first successful submarine-to-aircraft optical communications
  • development of a Laser Imaging system of photographic clarity
  • development of an Extreme Low Frequency (ELF) antenna for Ohio-class submarines
  • evaluation of various non-acoustic ASW techniques
  • evaluation of various low probability of interception active sonars
  • first submarine launch of a mobile submarine simulator (MOSS) system
  • first successful submarine test of BQS-15 sonar system
  • development of highly accurate (10 cm) towed body position monitoring system
  • development of a new Obstacle Avoidance Sonar system
  • development of a highly accurate target management system
  • evaluation of a possible "fifth force of nature"
  • first successful submarine-to-aircraft two-way laser communication
  • deepest submarine dive- more than 3,000 feet.

Dolphin was overhauled in 1993.

In the late 1990s, Dolphin tested a new sonar system. As a result of Dolphin's efforts, this new system will now be retrofitted into the fleet.

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