Will Forman Navy Submersible Film Collection
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2020
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Will Forman Navy Submersible Film Collection
Creator:
Forman, Will, 1924-
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0190
Physical Description:
12.6 GB
of digital files (45 films)
Date (inclusive): 1961-1970
Abstract: Forty-five films (reformatted from the original 16mm) from the collection of Will Forman on U.S. Navy submersibles, particularly
the development of Deep Jeep at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake, California.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
Forty-five films (digitally reformatted from the original 16mm) from the collection of Will Forman on U.S. Navy submersibles,
particularly the development of Deep Jeep at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake, California. The collection
also includes footage of Deep View; Denise, the Cousteau soucoupe submersible; and travel in Japan and Japanese submersible
technologies.
Biography
Willis "Will" R. Forman was a submersible designer, engineer, and project manager at the Naval Undersea Research & Development
Center in San Diego, California. He participated in the development of the Deep Jeep and Deep View submersibles in the 1960s.
Forman loaned his films documenting submersible development work to the Library in 2010 for digitization; the original films
were returned to him.
Preferred Citation
Will Forman Navy Submersible Film Collection. SMC 190. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2010
Publication Rights
Digital copies of this material are intended to support research, teaching, and private study. This work may be used without
prior permission. These materials are determined to be in the public domain (digital copies provided by Special Collections
& Archives, UC San Diego Library).
Digital Content
This collection is available for viewing on the UC San Diego Library Digital Collections website.
Related Materials
Will Forman.
The history of American deep submersible operations, 1775-1995. Flagstaff, Ariz., Best Publishing Co., 1999.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oceanographic submersibles
Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake, Calif.)
Naval Undersea Research and Development Center
Footprints in the Sea. Produced by U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station Pasadena
1965
Footprints in the sea
General note
Film presents deep ocean submersible work of the U.S. Navy's Naval Ordnance Test Station. Features Jacques Cousteau's "Denise"
soucoupe submersible (Westinghouse), the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station's Deep Jeep and Moray submersibles, and the CURV
remotely operated vehicle. | Written on original label "Release Print #2A - Pasadena film branch, code P7525." | Time: 00:24:00
| Color film, with sound.
First Deep Jeep launch, Rincon Pier
1960-1971
First Deep Jeep launch, Rincon Pier
General note
Time: 00:27:03. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep
1964 May 12-13
Deep Jeep
General note
Time: 00:16:42. | Color film, silent.
Japanese submersibles
1966
Japanese submersibles
General note
Aerial and ground footage of Japan and Japanese submarines taken during a trip in 1966. | Time: 00:20:59. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep - SCI 6A top
1964 December
Deep Jeep - SCI 6A top
General note
Time: 00:23:57. | Color film, silent.
Model Deep Jeep structural research
1964 December
Model Deep Jeep structural research
General note
Written on original label "Structural research, Southwest Research Inst." | Time: 00:13:11. | Color film, silent.
SCI - Range: Deep Jeep sea dives. Produced by U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station Pasadena
1965 January
SCI - range: Deep Jeep sea dives
General note
Time: 00:14:18. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep 2500' U/M test, Santa Barbara
1965 January
Deep Jeep 2500' U/M test, Santa Barbara
General note
Time: 00:13:34. | Color film, silent.
Japan Jomiuri Kuroshio
1966
Japan Jomiuri Kuroshio
General note
Aerial and ground footage of Japan and Japanese submarines taken during a trip in 1966. | Time: 00:20:47. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep - GMC first untethered
1960-1971
Deep Jeep - GMC first untethered
General note
Time: 00:10:22. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep test - Material for TV release
1960-1971
Deep Jeep test - Material for TV release
General note
Time: 00:05:02. | Color film, silent.
Deep View
ca. 1968
Deep View
General note
Film shows Navy's Deep View submersible development project, which continued work started with Deep Jeep. Film shows Deep
Jeep model tested underwater and in ocean operations; and Deep View model in underwater testing for development purposes (DV
was launched in 1971). | Time: 00:07:50. | Color film, with sound.
Deep Jeep Manned sea trial
Deep Jeep Manned sea trial
General note
Written on original label "Smugglers Cove, Santa Cruz Isl." | Time: 00:12:28. | Color film, silent.
Diving locker, first trial
1960-1971
Diving locker, first trial
General note
Time: 00:08:32. | Color film, silent.
Roll #47, Deep View at Catalina Island
1960-1971
Roll #47, Deep View at Catalina Island
General note
Time: 00:06:20. | Color film, silent.
Roll #54, Deep View at Catalina Island
1960-1971
Roll #54, Deep View at Catalina Island
General note
Time: 00:06:45. | Color film, silent.
A quick look report: Underwater anthropomorphic tethered vehicle (ATV) and DSSP swimming TV
1970 January
A quick look report: Underwater anthropomorphic tethered vehicle (ATV) and DSSP swimming TV
General note
Possibly Tortuga. Time: 00:09:55. | Color film, silent.
Project Deep Jeep 1/10 Scale Model testing study at the U.S. Navy Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California
1968 June 12
Project Deep Jeep 1/10 scale model testing study at the U.S. Navy Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California
General note
Three color films, silent.
Deep View Progress Report #1. Produced by U.S. Naval Undersea Research and Development Center
1971 February 3
Deep View progress report #1
General note
Written on original label "Glass hemisphere grinding unmoored sea trials (remote)." | Time: 00:10:57. | Color film, silent.
GMC Deep Jeep battery drop
1971 February 3
GMC Deep Jeep battery drop
General note
Time: 00:06:43. | Black and white film, silent.
Early manned Deep Jeep
1971 February 3
Early manned Deep Jeep
General note
Time: 00:07:56. | Color film, silent.
Hikino and Sea See trials at Camp Edison, Shaver Lake
1960-1971
Hikino and Sea See trials at Camp Edison, Shaver Lake
General note
Time: 00:12:48. | Color film, silent.
Launch of a large sphere (Kumu?) at sea
1969
Launch of a large sphere at sea
General note
Written on original label (unintelligible): W's Test at Hokar. Time: 00:09:05. | Color film, silent.
First Kumu submersible sphere test
1969 May 29
First Kumu submersible sphere test
General note
Time: 00:09:06. | Color film, silent.
Platform YFU
1964 December
Platform YFU
General note
Time: 00:10:02. | Color film, silent.
Soucoupe dives 161 and 162 - Footage from submersible
1964 February 15
Soucoupe dives 161 and 162 - Footage from submersible
General note
Written on original label "Dives #161-162 WOA 9968 Univ of Calif." | Time: 00:10:07. | Black and white film, silent.
Japanese submersibles
1966
Japanese submersibles
General note
Notations from original label, can and leader: "UNOL USNOTS-OL Submersibles, color print. Japanese Trip 1966" | Time: 00:09:54.
| Color film, silent.
Yomiuri Chi Chi, Japan
1968
Yomiuri Chi Chi, Japan
General note
Time: 00:07:23. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep GMC - Early manned tests
1960-1971
Deep Jeep GMC - Early manned tests
General note
Time: 00:03:31. | Black and white film, silent.
Deep View (glass dome submersible) certification tests, Catalina
1972 February
Deep View (glass dome submersible) certification tests, Catalina
General note
Time: 00:05:02. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep hardware
1963 April 26
Deep Jeep hardware
General note
Time: 00:05:55. | Color film, silent.
Deep View glass research
1960-1971
Deep View glass research
General note
Time: 00:04:47. | Color film, silent.
Report on Anthropomorphic Undersea Vehicle and Tortuga
1970 September
Report on Anthropomorphic Undersea Vehicle and Tortuga
General note
Time: 00:04:04. | Color film, with sound.
Early tethered GMC Deep Jeep
1960-1971
Early tethered GMC Deep Jeep
General note
Time: 00:03:01. | Color film, silent.
Soucoupe/CURV: Handshake underwater
1964 December 2
Soucoupe/CURV: Handshake underwater
General note
Time: 00:05:27. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep - Early propulsion tests
1960-1971
Deep Jeep - Early propulsion tests
General note
Time: 00:02:55. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep - Early propulsion tests
1960-1971
Deep Jeep - Early propulsion tests
General note
Time: 00:02:58. | Color film, silent.
Helicopter footage of Navy vessel carrying Deep Jeep, possibly China Lake
1964 December
Helicopter footage of Navy vessel carrying Deep Jeep
General note
Time: 00:02:24. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep
1960-1971
Deep Jeep
General note
Time: 00:02:53. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep personnel
1964 December
Deep Jeep personnel
General note
Time: 00:02:58. | Color film, silent.
First Deep Jeep unmanned dives
1960-1971
First Deep Jeep unmanned dives
General note
Time: 00:02:08. | Color film, silent.
Grinding Deep View glass hemisphere
1960-1971
Grinding Deep View glass hemisphere
General note
Time: 00:02:03. | Color film, silent.
Kumu manned submersible sphere
1960-1971
Kumu manned submersible sphere
General note
Time: 00:02:33. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep, China Lake
1960-1971
Deep Jeep, China Lake
General note
Time: 00:01:39. | Color film, silent.
Deep Jeep - Glenn Minard
1960-1971
Deep Jeep - Glenn Minard
General note
Time: 00:01:59. | Color film, silent.