Submersible - Wikipedia A submersible is an underwater vehicle which needs to be transported and supported by a larger watercraft or platform This distinguishes submersibles from submarines, which are self-supporting and capable of prolonged independent operation at sea
Deep-Sea Submersibles | Smithsonian Ocean The submersible, a small, untethered vessel that makes short excursions from a mothership and is operated by at least one pilot, became the most valuable class of deep-sea vessels to ocean explorers and scientists
Submersibles - NOAA Ocean Exploration Submersibles are underwater robots that are deployed from the ship to the sea, where they record and collect information from the ocean’s water column and seafloor for scientific analysis
Submarine Vs Submersible: The Big Difference, And Why It Matters For starters, the terms "submersible" and "submarine" are not synonyms, and while both describe the same basic thing — an object that goes underwater — the two vehicles operate very differently