The Heriot-Watt University remote-controlled submersible ANGUS (1974) being recovered from Loch Linnhe.
The Heriot-Watt University remote-controlled submersible ANGUS (1974) being recovered from Loch Linnhe, near Fort William, after trials to the depth of 200ft (60m). Two men are kneeling on a wooden platform guiding the ROV as it is being raised from the water by a shore-based crane. Angus stands for 'A Navigable General-purpose Underwater Surveyor'. It was designed with support from the Science Research Council, Vickers Shipbuilding Group and the British Government.
Object Details
ID: | P67834 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Heriot-Watt University remote-controlled submersible 'Angus' 001 (1974) |
Date made: | 1974 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm x 55 mm |