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Rubicon Research Repository Logo The Rubicon Research Repository Logo was designed by Gene Hobbs with art work by Rick Melvin of the Divers Alert Network (DAN). We would also like to thank Renee Duncan of DAN for her assistance in putting this together. Many thanks also to others that gave their time and energy to helping us with this logo. The Idea This logo is based on the idea that a "porthole" is a method of viewing the world around us and that the Rubicon Research Repository (RRR) performs that same duty as a "web portal" by allowing the users a glimpse into Research and History. The top half of the image signifies a rich history in the form of antique bronze. The lower half exemplifies the technical nature of some research and reports included in the RRR. The use of dimension lines on the upper portion is meant to pull the pieces together and signify the utility each part has to the other. Porthole of the Rhein This porthole is modeled after one recovered from the Rhein by Mike Barnette on a dive in May of 2003. Also present on the trip were Heather Choat Armstrong, Joe Citelli, and Lesley Jacques Pittaro of the Association of Underwater Explorers (AUE). The Rhein was a 453' long German freighter, built by the Hamburg American Lines in 1926. December 1940 found the German freighter in Mexico, separated from home by a large expanse of hostile territory. While making for home, the Rhein was caught by the Dutch warship Van Kinsbergen. With no escape possible, the crew of the Rhein attempted to scuttle their vessel and caught fire to the ship. Before she was able to sink, the British warship Caradoc approached and hurled several 6" shells into her hull from her deck guns. --copyright Michael Barnette, AUE More information about the Rhein can be found on the Association of Underwater Explorers site or in Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State by Michael Barnette logo jpeg
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