Facility · FAC-70895 Historical
Survivability Test Facility
Newport, RI
The Survivability Test Facility, located in NUWCDIVNPT Buildings 114 and 113, has over 23,000 square feet of specialized laboratory space dedicated to survivability and environmental testing of submarine and surface ship sonar electronic and mechanical systems, submarine electromagnetic communications and ESM systems, submarine and surface ship weapons systems, submarine and surface ship launcher systems, submarine and surface ship countermeasure systems, and submarine combat systems. This modern facility supports measurements of the mechanical parameters of sonar equipment and the properties of materials used in underwater mobile and deployed sonar arrays research and development programs. Functional support areas include: Sonar Systems, Special Sensors, Weapons, Countermeasures, and Sub-Surface Combat Systems Integration. The facility houses large embedded pressure vessels specifically designed for testing coiled towed array sonar sensors; large vibration and shock test machines with associated, embedded seismic masses; and room-size, walk-in temperature and humidity chambers. In addition, there is a full spectrum of dedicated computer-controlled instrumentation and analysis equipment available to support the acoustics array combat system, and weapons testing nature of the facility. Also included is a Materials Measurement Laboratory (B-113) specializing in the determination of the properties of a myriad of sonar and weapons related materials. This laboratory supports the Materials Technology Sphere of Excellence. The facility is capable of conducting a broad range of tests ranging from individual, specialized experiments for various projects to full Military-Specification environmental qualifications.