Don walsh and jacques piccard 1960

Jacques piccard and don walsh death

Navy officer and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste , he and Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, , to 35, feet 10, m. Later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35, feet 10, m. Walsh was born in Berkeley, California on November 2, Walsh served 24 years in the U.

Navy upon graduation from the Academy, spanning the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He attained the rank of captain by the time he retired. He spent fifteen years at sea, mostly in submarines , and was a submarine commander. He also worked with ocean-related research and development for the Navy. Walsh was appointed as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development from to In , his company, International Maritime Incorporated, contracted a joint venture with the P.