Bathyscaphe Trieste and subsequent Challenger Deep manned exploration (1957–2012)

1. Trieste bathyscaphe is launched in Italy

   Aug 1, 1953Labels: Trieste, Auguste Piccard

   • Britannica
   • Trieste wiki

2. U.S. Navy acquires Trieste for deep research

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: U S, Trieste

   • ONR
   • Britannica

3. Project Nekton begins Trieste’s Pacific test dives

   Nov 15, 1959Labels: Project Nekton, Trieste

   • Project Nekton
   • IEEE Spectrum

4. Trieste reaches Challenger Deep with Piccard and Walsh

   Jan 23, 1960Labels: Trieste, Jacques Piccard, Don Walsh

   • ONR
   • Guinness

5. Trieste is taken out of U.S. Navy service

   Jan 1, 1966Labels: Trieste, U S

   • Trieste wiki

6. Trieste II is placed in service as X-1

   Sep 1, 1969Labels: Trieste II, X-1

   • Undersea Museum
   • Trieste II wiki

7. Trieste II is redesignated DSV-1

   Jun 1, 1971Labels: Trieste II, DSV-1

   • Undersea Museum
   • Trieste II wiki

8. Trieste II completes a deep recovery mission

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Trieste II, deep recovery

   • Undersea Museum
   • Trieste II wiki

9. JAMSTEC reports Shinkai 6500 sea-trial dives

   Aug 1, 1989Labels: JAMSTEC, Shinkai 6500

   • AGRIS Ifremer
   • JAMSTEC

10. Kaikō reaches Challenger Deep in an uncrewed dive

    Mar 1, 1995Labels: Kaik, uncrewed vehicle

    • Kaik wiki

11. Nereus reaches Challenger Deep and returns data

    May 1, 2009Labels: Nereus, hybrid ROV

    • Nereus wiki

12. James Cameron completes solo crewed Challenger Deep dive

    Mar 26, 2012Labels: Deepsea Challenger, James Cameron

    • Britannica
    • Guinness
    • Challenger Deep wiki