U. S. Navy Special Operations (1140) Community Diving and Salvage Functional Area
Abstract
An examination of the Diving and Salvage functional area of the 1140 community reveals a long history of U.S. Navy salvage operations accomplished by a variety of human resources. Early marine salvage was the purview of the engineering community, assisted by senior enlisted divers, and on occasion by the unrestricted line Navy. Salvage organizations were generally temporary in nature and were abandoned as soon as the task at hand, crisis, or war was over. The diving and salvage community took divergent paths during the era between the world wars. The submarine force developed surface supplied deep diving techniques, Helium-Oxygen mixed gas diving, submarine rescue, and submarine salvage procedures. Their surface counter-parts did not show much interest, and diving and salvage was relegated to reservist, and limited duty and warrant officers. Manning continued in this general manner until the summer of 1978, when the Special Operations community was created. For the first time, unrestricted line officers could devote career efforts, and repeat tours, in this community. Today we face the possibility of losing all the commissioned salvage ships as we downsize the Navy. Planning will ensure that we retain an adequate capability to support our requirements, and to satisfy public law. Consolidation and realignment of resources will permit us to accomplish more with less
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA278438
Entities
People
- James M. Evans
Organizations
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy