Jason Jr. (ROV)

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Jason Jr or J.J. was a small remotely operated vehicle or (ROV) used on the Deep Submergence Vehicle DSV Alvin. It was first used on Alvin (DSV-2) during the Exploration of the RMS Titanic in 1986.

1 History
2 Destruction
3 See Also
4 Photo Gallery
5 References

[edit] History

Jason Junior, was a small Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) designed and built by the WHOI Deep Submergence Laboratory as a prototype for a larger and more capable ROV to be named Jason, being developed as part of the Argo/Jason system. Its first mission was exploration of the wreck of Titanic in 1986, during which it was attached to Alvin by a 300-foot fiber optic cable. Scientists were able to explore places Alvin could not fit and got some amazing pictures. When not in use JJ was tucked in a metal garage on the front of Alvin. JJ was controlled remotely by a pilot inside Alvin through the fiber optic cable.

[edit] Destruction

Jason Jr. had several successful missions after the Titanic cruise. In late 1991 it was lost at sea when a barge carrying equipment to the Galápagos Islands sank in the Pacific. The larger more capable Jason vehicle was in operation by then and replaced Jason Jr.

[edit] See Also

DSV Alvin

[edit] Photo Gallery

ROV Jason Junior	Jason Jr's exploring Titanic	Illustrated Cut-away	Size comparison to Coke can
Jason Jr's Taxicab, DSV Alvin

[edit] References

WHOI Ships

v • d • e Ships of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

RV Knorr • RV Oceanus • RV Atlantis (sailboat) • RV Atlantis (AGOR-25) • RV Tioga • DSV Alvin • ROV Jason • ROV Jason Jr. • ROV Medea • ROV ANGUS • ROV ARGO • ROV HUGO

List of research vessels of the United States