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Leif Erickson becomes the first European to land in North America. He stayed one winter in present day Newfoundland and went back to Greenland where he stayed. His voyage takes place nearly 500 years before that of Christopher Columbus. It led to knowledge for others that another area lies to the west. -
The Chinese sent out seven voyages consisting of over 300 ships and a combined crew of nearly 37,000. These voyages were motivated by their will to spread Chinese influence and to impress surrounding nations. -
Christopher Columbus sets out on a historical voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a passage to China and India. Instead, he discovers North and Latin america. Where He eventually colonizes the land and its people. This led the way for other European Nations to come get a piece of the pie and overall sparked trade from the Americas to Europe -
One of his 5 ships successfully made it around the world. This showed people that it was possible to sail around the world. -
Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel builds the world's first submarine and makes several trips in the River Thames near London at a depth of about 12 or 15 feet. -
Sailed to 52 degree S on the Atlantic ocean to explore trade winds using compass navigation -
James Cook explores the southern parts of the oceans looking for the southern continent. He was the first to use a marine chronometer to determine longitude. -
He writes specifically about improvements to ships to navigate the gulf stream -
He sailed on the beagle and explored the Gulapogas which led him to develop the concept of natural selection and evolution. -
U.S coast survey puts out the first gulf stream report a big step in navigating more efficiently and safely. -
Taking samples of the sediment, water, soundings and biological collectings. -
Albatross was a commercial fishing vessel the first to be built by the government for operations -
This voyage explored the south central pacific in search of soundings, dredging and water temperature readings an wares that was unexplored during the time. -
The sought to be undestructable ship sank after hitting an iceburg. This lead to a push for increased ability to detect object moving under the water. -
sails on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Miami. He uses a Fessenden Oscillator to reflect a signal off an iceberg and simultaneously reflect an acoustic signal off the sea bottom. This test marks the beginning of the acoustic exploration of the sea -
While on a multi year voyage through the east atlantic he became the first person to conduct upper air exploration using kites and balloons to get data on the weather and air pressure readings on the ocean. -
This is the first navigation system capable of round-the-clock operation in all weather conditions . and does not require a navigator to see either some recognizable landmark or celestial object to position a vessel. It is a major step on the road to modern electronic navigation systems -
electronic navigation systems are developed for precision bombing, including the gee system, which Coast and Geodetic Survey hydrographers adapt and rename Shoran. In 1945, the Survey conducts its first hydrographic surveys using Shoran. This is significant because it allowed military to detect enemies without being able to see them and navigate all in one. -
This vessel dives to the new deepest point on earth in the Mariana Trench at 10915 until further in 1998 -
NOAA is founded and becomes the front agency on the new age of ocean exploration -
73 years later the titanic is discovered 12500 feet deep off the coast of Newfoundland in two pieces. -
The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite is launched, providing oceanographic data that was previously impossible to obtain. This included 826 miles of ocean surface area mapped out to within 1.3 inches error. -
President bush establishes the national monument of the Mariana Trench spanning 95216 miles an order to protect the very rare and unique wildlife and phenomenons that exist here. -
Researchers in Japan and another ocean exploration group are informing that in the year 2030 using all maps and technology available develop a realistic map of the ocean floor. -
Deep wwII battlefields far beneath the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean is being explored to give us a better account on technology and causes of what happened to these vessels and the people on them.