NUMA Vessels in the Adventures

Book (Chapter) indicates the chapter(s) in which the vessel (either fictitious or historic) is actually in the adventure and excludes references in which the vessel is only discussed.

Book (Chapter)* indicates the chapter(s) in which the vessel (either fictitious or historic) is only mentioned in the book.

Vessel:

Skipper:

Book (Chapter):

Abyss Navigator, a NUMA submersible on board the Deep Encounter.

Al Giordino

Valhalla Rising (7, 11, 13, 16)

Ancient Mariner, a NUMA submersible.

  

Valhalla Rising (7)*
Argo, a NUMA survey ship.
  • Sister ship to the Sea Hunter.

    • Captain Joe Atwood

    Fire Ice (8, 18, 19, 20, 21)

    Badger, a NUMA submersible on board Deep Endeavor.

    Black Wind (46, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61)

    Big Ben, a NUMA DSMV (deep sea mining vehicle - a later model).

    Dirk Pitt

    Dragon (65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 76)

    Big John, a NUMA DSMV (deep sea mining vehicle) based at the top secret mining station/habitat nicknamed "Soggy Acres".

    		   Dragon (7, 11, 15, 16, 17)
    Lost City (26)*
    Blue Gill, a NUMA vessel.

    Black Wind (43)*

    Brogan, a NUMA mini submersible on board the Sea Robbin.

    Joe Zavala

    Blue Gold (9)

    Calliope, a NUMA vessel named after the muse of epic poetry.

    Rudi Gunn

    		 Sahara (12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20)
    Trojan Odyssey (15)*

    De Soto, a NUMA research ship especially designed to cruise inland waterways.

    Captain Glen Chase

    Night Probe! (41)
    Deep Encounter, a NUMA survey ship.
  • Abyss Navigator, a NUMA submersible,
    is on board.
  • Sea Sleuth, an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) is on board.

    • Captain Kermit Burch

    Valhalla Rising (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
    Deep Endeavor, a NUMA survey ship.
  • Badger, a NUMA submersible, is on board.

    • Captain Kermit Burch

    Black Wind (2, 3, 5, 16, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 59, 63)

    Deep Fathom, a NUMA research ship.

    Captain Frank Stewart

    Inca Gold (8, 9, 11, 14)

    Deep Quest, a NUMA submersible.

    		  

    Dragon (11)*

    Deep Rover, a NUMA submersible on board the Sounder.

    		  

    Treasure (42)

    First Attempt, a NUMA research ship.

    		 Commander Rudi Gunn
    Commander Rudi Gunn    		 The Mediterranean Caper (3, 8, 9, 15, 16)
    Raise the Titanic! (2, 4)
    Grunion, a NUMA support boat owned by Captain Kermit Burch.

    Black Wind (8)

    Ice Hunter, a NUMA research ship.

    Captain Paul Dempsey

    Shock Wave (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13)

    Mariana Explorer, a NUMA research ship.

    Captain Bill Stenseth

    Black Wind (12)
    Marine Denizen, a NUMA research ship.
  • The oldest in the NUMA fleet.

    • Captain Frank Stewart

    Flood Tide (5, 22, 29, 40)

    Mummichug, a NUMA research catamaran.

  • SEAmagine SEAmobile, a submersible, is on board.
    		•

    Captain Jack Fortier

    Lost City (4, 6, 9, 10, 12)

    Nereus, a NUMA research ship.

    Captain Joe Phelan

    Serpent (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

    Ocean Angler, a NUMA research ship.

    Captain Joe Ross

    Shock Wave (29)

    Ocean Venturer, a NUMA salvage ship on site over the Empress of Ireland shipwreck.

    		 

    Night Probe! (42, 44, 45, 48)

    Pacific Explorer, a NUMA vessel.

    Black Wind (43)*

    Peter Throckmorton, a NUMA research vessel.

    Captain Tony Cabral

    Polar Shift (4, 9, 15, 17)
    Poco Bonito, a NUMA oceanographic research vessel disguised to look like a fishing boat.
  • Poco Bonito means 'little tuna'.

  • The only NUMA vessel not painted turquoise with the exception of the First Attempt.
    		•  

    Trojan Odyssey (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26)

    Polar Storm, a NUMA research icebreaker.

    Captain Daniel Gillespie

    Atlantis Found (9, 16)
    SeaBus, a NUMA submersible on board the Tahoe Queen.

    Blue Gold (37, 41)

    Sea Dog II, a NUMA submersible on board the Oregon.

    Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino

    Flood Tide (14, 17)
    Sea Hunter, a NUMA reseach vessel.
  • Sister ship to the Argo.

    • Captain Lloyd Brewer

    Fire Ice (24)

    Sea Lamprey, a NUMA submersible rescue vehicle on board the William Beebe.

    		  

    White Death (3, 6)
    Sea Robbin, a NUMA research vessel.
  • Brogan, a NUMA mini submersible, is on board.

    • Jim Contos

    Blue Gold (6, 9, 11)

    Sea Rover, a NUMA research ship.

  • Starfish, an orange NUMA submersible, is on board.

    • Captain Robert Morgan

    Black Wind (20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
    Sea Sprite, a NUMA ocean research and dive support vessel.
  • Brings supplies to the NUMA underwater habitat Pisces.

    • Captain Paul T. Barnum

    Trojan Odyssey (2, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14)

    Sea Yesteryear, a NUMA dive support vessel designed specifically for archaeological exploration in shallow water.

    		  

    Trojan Odyssey (24)

    SEAmagine SEAmobile, a submersible on board the Mummichug.

  • Color: Yellow.
    		•

    Lost City (4, 6, 9, 10, 12)

  • Lost City (9)
    		•
    Searcher, a NUMA vessel.
  • Sea Searcher

    • Captain Paul Gutierrez

    		 Lost City (26, 27)
  • Lost City (43)
    • Sounder, a NUMA research vessel.
  • Deep Rover, a NUMA submersible, is on board in Treasure (42).

    • Captain Frank Stewart

    		 Treasure (42, 44, 47, 48, 51, 52, 54)
    Dragon (11, 18)
    Sahara (10, 12)

    Starfish, an orange NUMA submersible on board Sea Rover.

    Black Wind (20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)

    Visalia, a NUMA salvage ship.

    		  

    Vixen 03 (30)

    The Wallowing Windbag, a modified NUMA hovercraft.

    Dirk Pitt

    Inca Gold (48, 50, 52, 57, 59)
    William Beebe, a NUMA search and survey ship.
  • Sea Lamprey, a NUMA submersible, is on board.
    		•  

    White Death (3, 29)
    Work boat owned by NUMA, designed for close to shore survey.  

    Valhalla Rising (57)

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