Editing Submersible (section)

{{Short description|Small watercraft able to navigate under water}}
[[File:Submersible named Star III in front of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.3|Retired modern submersible ''Star III'' of [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]]]]

A '''submersible''' is an [[underwater vehicle]] which needs to be transported and supported by a larger [[ship|watercraft]] or [[dock|platform]]. This distinguishes submersibles from [[submarine]]s, which are self-supporting and capable of prolonged independent operation at sea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Widder |first=Edith |title=Dr. Edith A. Widder: Video Transcript |url=https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/04widder/transcript.html |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=NOAA Ocean Exploration}}</ref>

There are many types of submersibles, including both human-occupied vehicles (HOVs) and uncrewed craft,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Observation Platforms: Submersibles |url=https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/subs/subs.html |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=NOAA Ocean Exploration}}</ref> variously known as [[remotely operated vehicle]]s (ROVs) or [[unmanned underwater vehicle]]s (UUVs). Submersibles have many uses including [[oceanography]], [[underwater archaeology]], [[ocean exploration]], [[tourism]], [[underwater work|equipment maintenance]] and [[underwater search and recovery|recovery]] and [[underwater videography]].<ref>''Ocean Outpost: The Future of Humans Living Underwater'', by Erik Seedhouse. 2010. [https://books.google.com/books?id=eU4wsg-QCxsC Ocean Outpost: The Future of Humans Living Underwater - Erik Seedhouse - Google Books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527031109/https://books.google.com/books?id=eU4wsg-QCxsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0 |date=2018-05-27 }}</ref>