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{{short description|Submarine escape breathing apparatus}}
[[File:330-PSA-262-63 (USN 711388) (22543718755).jpg|thumb|Steinke hood]]
[[File:VIEW LOOKING IN TANK, SHOWING TRAINING DURING ASCENT (WEARING STEINKE HOOD) AT RIGHT, DIVING INSTRUCTOR AT LEFT MAINTAINING HIS POSITION ON THE WIRE (No date) - U.S. Naval HAER CONN,6-GROT,3A-41.tif|thumb|Trainee during ascent wearing a Steinke hood]]

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A '''Steinke hood''', named for its inventor, [[Lieutenant]] Harris Steinke, is a device designed to aid escape from a sunken [[submarine]]. In essence, it is an inflatable life jacket with a hood that completely encloses the wearer's head, trapping a bubble of breathable air. It is designed to assist [[emergency ascent (diving)|buoyant ascent]]. An advancement over its predecessor, the [[Momsen lung]], Steinke invented and tested it in 1961 by escaping from the {{USS|Balao}} at a depth of {{cvt|318|ft|m}}; it became standard equipment in all submarines of the [[United States Navy]] throughout the [[Cold War]] period. The U.S. Navy replaced Steinke hoods on U.S. submarines with escape suits called [[Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment]] in the late 2000s.

==See also==
*{{annotated link|Escape trunk}}
*{{annotated link|Momsen lung}}
*{{annotated link|Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment}}

==References==
* Steinke Hood Fundamentals: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090927110735/http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/mc/articles/flash/071099J.htm Part I] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320204834/http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/mc/articles/flash/110200C.htm Part II] (''note that the string "flash" in those URIs does not refer to Adobe's Flash, but rather is an acronym for "Factual Lines About Submarine Hazards."'')
*Steinke Hood [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/steinke-hood.htm]

[[Category:Submarine rescue equipment]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1960s]]
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