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| Ship name = ''Alvin'' | Ship namesake = Allyn Vine | Ship owner = | Ship operator = Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = General Mills' Electronics Group | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = May 26, 1964 | Ship in service = June 5, 1964 | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} | Ship type = Deep-submergence vehicle | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = | Ship length = | Ship beam = | Ship height = | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = | Ship range = | Ship endurance = 72 hours with 3 crew | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = payload | Ship crew = 3 (1 pilot, 2 scientific observers) | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = | Ship armor = | Ship notes = }} |} ''Alvin'' (DSV-2) is a crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The original vehicle was built by General Mills' Electronics Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Named to honor the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine, ''Alvin'' was commissioned on June 5, 1964.

The submersible is launched from the deep submergence support vessel , which is also owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by WHOI. The submersible has made more than 5,200 dives, carrying two scientists and a pilot, observing the lifeforms that must cope with super-pressures and move about in total darkness, as well as exploring the wreck of ''Titanic''. Research conducted by ''Alvin'' has been featured in nearly 2,000 scientific papers. Provided by Wikipedia