Shipwreck-finding tech

Usage examples of sonar.

They have sonar, updraft and downdraft detection, aerofoil control, warpage control, and so forth and so forth.

At the aft end of the conn was a display console housing repeater panels for the sonar set and the firecontrol computer as well as the red handset of a NESTOR satellite secure-voice radio system.

Examples include sonar and firecontrol, fast speed reactor main coolant pumps, and the wardroom video machine.

Their long-range aircraft would be down for needed maintenance, and their submarines, cruising four hundred feet down, could keep their sonar watches in comfort.

Mary hunted for the distinctive sonar echo that would guide diem in, Peter stared through the exiguous windows.

And as the Santo Fado muttered around the protected areas of Georges Bank, Roberto engaged the sonar scope that made finding fish such a pleasure.

The refit of the Hawkbill had been a major accomplishment in this endeavor: the submarine had taken on an impressive array of sonar, seismic equipment, and a battery of other electronics intended for use by academic and governmental researchers.

The latest sonar plots and bathymetric charts from the Hawkbill were truly astounding.

As with many modern submarines, the sonar room of the Hawkbill was positioned forward of the sail, just below the weapons-loading hatch.

His sonar officer, David Hall, was a gem, the chief and his technicians outstanding, and they all understood why he enjoyed kibitzing in the background in that small space chock-full of the most sophisticated electronic gear available.

Their beds were pushed headboard to headboard so they could talk quietly at night and toss a Nerf ball back and forth between them in the dark to develop their sonar capabilities.

The orca sonar could transmit across significant distances and he was using that to keep in communication with the dispersed fleet.

Until the light was extinguished as an orca head popped into the opening and blasted him with sonar.

When his sonar picked up large swimming objects, he thought he had found his reluctant allies, but the approaching creatures turned out to be the sharks bearing Puna and her family.

The sondes were dropped more or less at random, aiming only at spots where the deep-probe radars and sonars had identified clusters of beings.