1971 Press Photo Mother ship for underwater lab in Japan

Mother ship for underwater lab.: The supporting floating platform for Japan's first underwater habitation laboratory, which supply the needs, and safety for the pressure chamber below the sea, has been completed by the Hitachi Shipbuilding Co at Kobe, Japan. The 'mother ship' is 25 m long, 11m wide, and 3m deep.

Photo measures 8.5 x 5.75 inches.

Photo is dated 04-04-1971.

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