Arctic Submarine Laboratory

The Arctic Submarine Laboratory is a research facility of the U.S. Navy's Undersea Warfighting Development Center in San Diego, California.

The lab was used during World War II for testing, repairing and modifying submarine equipment and harbor defense systems in the Pacific Ocean.

Lyon recalls the creation of the Arctic Submarine Laboratory after the war: His recommendation initiated an effort that would last over four decades.

The research culminated in the transpolar submerged voyage of USS Nautilus in 1958 and included scores of under-ice cruises to gain scientific knowledge essential to Arctic submarine operations.

Through the 1970s and 1980s the ongoing research at the Arctic Submarine Laboratory resulted in refurbishment and improvement of the Lab's cryogenic facilities.

At these compact piers were berthed NEL 's seagoing ships and smaller craft.
Advanced radiographic and spectrographic studies were enhanced by use of equipment at this NEL Submarine Research Facility, which possessed the only betatron on the West Coast.