Gulf Highlands in Panama City Beach in Bay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Techdiver Submarine

Man in the Sea Museum

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

1. Techdiver Submarine Marker

Inscription. Built as Perry Cubmarine PC3B in 1963. The Tech-diver can operate at a working depth of 600 ft for a 6 hour maximum dive duration. It is designed to carry a pilot and non-diving specialist for first-hand inspection and supervision of construction, exploration and/or survey operations.

It can move forward, backward, hover, execute up and down spirals and turn on its vertical axis. It was one of the first subs with hydraulic manipulating arms.

Tech-diver was used in the highly publicized search for a stray H-bomb when two Air Force planes collided off the coast of Palomares, Spain on 17 Jan 1966. The bomb was recovered by the U.S. Navy on 7 Apr 1966.
Donated by: Andre Galerne, International Underwater Contractors

Erected by Man in the Sea Museum and International Underwater Contractors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 30° 13.942′ N, 85° 53.591′ W. Marker is in Panama City Beach, Florida, in Bay County. It is in Gulf Highlands. Marker is on Panama City Beach Parkway (U.S. 98) 0.1 miles east of Coral Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is

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located in the parking lot of the Man in the Sea Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17314 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach FL 32413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. US Navy Sealab Program (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Sealab Program (within shouting distance of this marker); Decompression Chamber (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark I Deep Dive System (DDS) (within shouting distance of this marker); Trieste II (DSV) (within shouting distance of this marker); Bid-A-Wee Beach Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Gideon’s Fish House (approx. 11.6 miles away); The Thomas Freeman Home (approx. 12 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panama City Beach.

Also see . . . Man in the Sea. Museum. (Submitted on April 17, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

2. Techdiver Submarine Marker

USN 1115355 The Perry (PC-3B) Cubmarine image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Naval History and Heritage Command - Navy.mil

3. USN 1115355 The Perry (PC-3B) Cubmarine

Moves through the water off Palomares, Spain. The tiny sub is in search of a hydrogen bomb, lost when two Air Force planes collided 17 January 1966. The bomb was recovered by the U.S. Navy on 7 April 1966.

Watch the Perry Cubmarine in action image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

4. Watch the Perry Cubmarine in action

Mediterranean Sea 1966
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.