Office of Naval Research: History-Making Oceanographer, Ret. Navy Captain Dies at 92
November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release:
By Rebecca Ward, Office of Naval Research
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface, has died at age 92.
Walsh was a co-pilot of the Trieste bathyscaphe, a deep submergence vehicle acquired by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 1958. Two years later, . . .
By Rebecca Ward, Office of Naval Research
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface, has died at age 92.
Walsh was a co-pilot of the Trieste bathyscaphe, a deep submergence vehicle acquired by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 1958. Two years later, . . .