by Michael Mena

1. By Michael Mena

2. 1872
Year: 1872- 1876
Name of Expedition: HMS Challenger
Who conducted the Expedition: The British government
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They examined
temperature, currents, and salinity throughout the oceans. They also
discovered over 4000 species of Marine life.
New Technology used: None.

3. 1882
Year: 1882
Name of Expedition: The USS Albatross
Who conducted the Expedition: The U.S
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They did new research
on Marine life in several different oceans.
New Technology used: None.

4. 1925
Year: 1925
Name of Expedition: Meteor
Who conducted the Expedition: Germany
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They studied the
structure of the Ocean floor and gave us new information on it.
New Technology used: This ship was known to be carrying very
advanced technology such as Sonar technology, water current
meters, and tubes that sampled the ocean floor.

5. 1934
Year: 1934
Name of Expedition: Bathysphere
Who conducted the Expedition: William Beebe
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: Several new deep sea
creatures that no one has seen before.
New Technology used: The Bathysphere itself, which was a steel sphere
that is could be lowered under the sea at over 3,000 feet in Depth.

6. 1943
Year: 1934
Name of Expedition: No exact name for expedition.
Who conducted the Expedition: Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: The first modern scuba
dive to study the ocean
New Technology used: The Scuba equipment to go under the sea.

7. 1951
Year: 1951
Name of Expedition: Challenger II
Who conducted the Expedition: Britain
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They learned and
studied the deepest point of the ocean floor.
New Technology used: None.

8. 1955
Year: 1995
Name of Expedition: Pioneer
Who conducted the Expedition: The U.S Navy and The Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They discovered
magnetic striping on the ocean floor.
New Technology used: The first towed Marine Magnetometer.

9. 1961
Year: 1961
Name of Expedition: Deep Tow System Development
Who conducted the Expedition: The Scripps Institution of
Oceanography
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They began the
development of the Deep Tow System which is the grandfather of all
remote controlled and unmanned oceanographic systems.
New Technology used: The Deep Tow system itself.

10. 1965
Year: 1965
Name of Expedition: Halibut
Who conducted the Expedition: The U.S. Navy
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They developed the first
underwater Robot
New Technology used: The robot itself.

11. 1985
Year: 1985
Name of Expedition: N/A
Who conducted the Expedition: Dr. Robert Ballard and NOAA
What did they learn/Discover on Expedition: They discovered the the
Titanic ship under the sea, one of the most famous modern ships
wrecks in world history.
New Technology used: Specially designed submarine equipment for
very low depths.